to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
by myself; in person; by oneself
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
originally; by nature; from the start
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
successively; one after another
inside one's heart; in one's mind
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to take (be in) charge of
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to lose one's footing; to slip
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to polish up; to shine up
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
extermination; annihilation
several times (as large, over)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to fall on one's backside
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to be manageable; to be able to handle
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
event; phenomenon; matter