wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
professional killer; hit man
to take someone's life; to kill someone
scoundrel; rascal; villain
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
contrary to one's expectations
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
for example; for instance; e.g.
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
quarrel; dispute; argument
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
bet; wager; stake; gamble
letting (someone) die without helping
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
the last moment; the very end
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
serious look (on one's face); straight face
a little bit; a little while
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
and then; and so; and; so then
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained