fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to look down on; to make light of
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
sympathy; empathy; response
to be overcome with emotion
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid