holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
sentiment; sentimentality
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
hand used like a sword in striking
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
place; situation; position; location
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne