given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to put one's strength into
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
that kind; competition; match
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
belief; faith; conviction
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
unqualified; without qualifications
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to cry and shout; to scream
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street