height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
absorption; suction; attraction
use; utilization; utilisation; application
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
marriage proposal; courtship
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to knock down; to knock off
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
-less; lacking; non-existing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
opposite; reverse; contrary
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
most difficult; next to impossible
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant