whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
a short while ago; already
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to gather strength; to take heart
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to snatch from; to steal from
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key