to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to jar; to creak; to grate
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to open (one's eyes) wide
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
guard; sentinel; garrison
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
wounded person; injured person
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to have confidence in one's own abilities
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it