pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
the same rank; equality; apposition
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
being filled with; being full of; permeation
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
authority; power; influence
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
commencing with; including
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
firm; strong; solid; stable
instant; moment; for an instant
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last