brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
standing tall; towering; soaring
future (usually near); prospects
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
speculation; thinking; meditation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
whole house; whole audience
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
wise man; philosopher; sage
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
eagle (Accipitridae family)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
hard fight; difficult struggle
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to name; to call; to christen; to term
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
is something that; is that which
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
inner citadel; core; center; centre
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
consequence; result; conclusion
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
too many to count; too numerous to mention
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness