plot;  scheme;  trick;  design;  intrigue;  artifice
 to bewilder;  to perplex;  to puzzle;  to tempt;  to seduce
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 originator;  ringleader;  perpetrator;  main culprit;  person responsible
 plan;  project;  schedule;  scheme;  program;  programme
 leading actor;  star;  leading figure;  central figure;  key figure
 incarnation;  impersonation;  personification;  avatar
 to manipulate (someone);  to make (someone) dance to one's tune;  to lead astray;  to make (someone) dance;  to let dance
 being too late;  losing one's final chance
 Hamburg steak;  hamburger steak
 to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator);  to get chilly;  to cool down
 to harden;  to solidify;  to become firm;  to become certain;  to gather (together);  to assemble
 freedom;  free man;  free woman
 answer;  reply;  response;  answer;  solution;  result
 sea of blood;  pool of blood
 effort;  exertion;  endeavour;  endeavor;  hard work;  striving
 to end in vain;  to be wasted effort
 with one's life (protect, etc.);  at the cost of one's life
 wooden figure;  wooden doll;  puppet;  blockhead;  good-for-nothing;  fool
 ridiculous;  stupid;  foolish;  absurd;  laughable
 to take seriously;  to take someone at their word;  to believe (to be true)
 readiness;  preparedness;  resolution;  resignation
 colouring;  coloring;  sex appeal (esp. of women);  sexiness;  interest in the opposite sex;  sexual feelings;  charm
 to crumble away;  to collapse
 suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target);  self-destruction;  blowing oneself up
 edge (of a knife or sword);  prong (of an electrical plug)
 selfish;  egoist; (arch.)  self-indulgent; (arch.)  wilful; (arch.)  willful
 farewell;  adieu;  goodbye;  so long
 there's no (other) way;  cannot be helped;  unavoidable;  it's no use (doing);  pointless;  hopeless (person)
 (are you) alright?;  (are you) OK?
 cruel;  heartless;  violent;  intense;  very bad;  terrible
 mansion;  palace; (arch.)  nobleman; (arch.)  noblewoman; (arch.)  cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
 to writhe (in pain);  to be in agony;  to be anguished;  to be agonized;  to be troubled
 the end;  closing;  being done for;  that's it;  that's enough;  that's all
 Buddhist priest;  monk;  son (of others)
 to say;  to speak;  to tell;  to talk
 similarly;  same (idea);  same (name)
 severe;  harsh;  hard;  cruel;  rigorous
 to cut open;  to clear (land);  to cut (a path, road, etc.);  to carve out (a new career, future, etc.);  to open up (a new field)
 junior high school;  middle school;  lower secondary school