route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
underground; subterranean
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
top of the head; crown of the head
as usual; as is one's habit
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
be (that) as it may; having said that
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
weird; disgusting; sickening
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
calamity; disaster; accident
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
serious; not joking; straight
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to blaze; to burn brightly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to be jealous; to be envious
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole