absolutely; positively; decidedly
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to speak; to say; to vocalize
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
self-protection; self-defence
murder; homicide; manslaughter
ultimate; final; last; eventual
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
battlefield; battleground
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
war; battle; match; game; competition
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
individual match; single game
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(having) life-and-death power (over)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
(one's) military service record
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
lust killer; lust murderer
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
cannot be helped; unavoidable
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook