deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
firm; resolute; absolutely
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
commander; general; leader
still (continuing); as ever; further
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
desperation; self-abandonment
even though; despite; notwithstanding
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
meaning; connotation; denotation
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
selection; choice; picking out
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
start; leaving; marching off
sending; forwarding; shipping
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
concord; harmony; concert
unprecedented; never seen before
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty