pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
while; during (the time when)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
offense and defense; offence and defence
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
how; in what way; how about
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to feel; to sense; to experience
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
feeling; sense; impression
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour