bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
while; even though; despite
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
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)
husband and wife; married couple
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
inspection; examination; checking
agency of fate; power of fate; La forza del destino (opera by Verdi); the force of destiny
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
choices; alternatives; options
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to become settled; to be fixed
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky