resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
in the end; on top of that
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to sustain a serious wound
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
you could say that; that might be so
difference; disparity; gap
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
depravity; corruption; degradation
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
excellent answer; clever answer