call; summons; convening; convocation
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
freely; frankly; without reserve
something like ...; something called ...
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to dye; to colour; to color
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
extermination; annihilation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to appear all together; to be all present
perception; sensation; awareness
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly