faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
story; tale; talk; discussion
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
discrimination; discernment; identification
internal conditions; true state of affairs
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to give the stamp of approval
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
looking on from afar; being a spectator
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action