beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
action; operation; effect; function
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
overall victory; championship
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
either way; in any case; one way or another
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone