finishing blow; coup de grâce
to bring back; to restore
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
author; writer; novelist; artist
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
have to do; must; should; ought to
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)