sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to fly around; to scatter
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
unimpressive; unimpressed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
very young; little; childish; immature
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
killing time; staving off boredom
training; drill; practice; discipline
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch