muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
master; teacher; stable master
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
utmost limits; extremity; limit
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be needed; to be wanted
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to force one's way; to push through
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry