ax; hatchet; CL:柄[bing3]

axe; hatchet; CL:把[ba3]

(polite) please amend my writing

to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed

battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution

battle-ax

broadax; ax with a wide blade

broad axe

(literary) money for a journey; travel expenses

bold and decisive