in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
reality; actuality; hard fact
long ago; a long time ago; already
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
firm; unshakeable; resolute
highly unpredictable; touch and go
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to become clear; to be made public
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
above; going steadily upward
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words