in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
someone (something) not to be trifled with
to rank with; to rank among
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to knock down; to knock off
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
sword skills; swordsmanship
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
conflict; fighting each other
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
severe wound; serious wound; gash
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
for today; for the time being