rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to join forces; to cooperate
unfairness; injustice; partiality
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to push aside; to brush aside
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to triumph; to be elated with success
chance (of success); odds
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
power; might; authority; influence
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to discuss; to talk together
long ago; already; a long time ago
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
depending on; dependent on
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker