to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
while; even though; despite
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to talk to oneself; to mutter
name; given name; first name
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
danger; peril; hazard; risk
battlefield; battleground
regret; repentance; remorse
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
calamity; disaster; accident
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
much less; to say nothing of
the front; honest; upright; decent
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
massing (of troops); gathering