is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
exactly as stated; verbatim
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
that is to say; so that means
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings