older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
war; fighting; fierce competition
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
woman; lady; adult female
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
according to plan; as planned; on target
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)