blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
secret; private; surreptitious
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to muster up one's courage
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to toady; to be obsequious
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator