ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
genuine article; real thing; real deal
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
married woman; another's wife
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
chief; leader; head; executive
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be found; to be discovered
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
father; dad; husband; you; he
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby