He raised his blade in a kind of salute and then immediately attacked again.

He raised his blade, but the blow did not fall.

Just as I raised my blade to my mouth, something happened.

You need to raise your blade higher and hold it directly across the line of the cut.

He tried to raise his blade again, but somehow lacked the strength even to hold it.

He seized the girl in both arms and bore her from the cave as I raised my blade.

Instinctively she raised her blade, and at that, for the first time, he smiled.

The man had raised his blade for a killing strike.

Dubornos raised his blade and turned in to the enemy.

Above all in the world they were companions, and each one raised his blade to defend the others, no matter how weak.