mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to be hesitant; to feel timid
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
separate; scattered; apart
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
body; physique; build; stature
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.)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
sea of blood; pool of blood
authenticity; credibility
person concerned; interested party; related party
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
deed; act; work; performance
reaching; attaining; arrival
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin