duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
otherwise; or else; if not
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
arrest; apprehension; capture
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to distract one's attention
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
loud sound; loud reverberation
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
distant; remote; isolated
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution