to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
on countless occasions; many a time
to claim victims; to leave casualties
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
falsely similar; counterfeit
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
manners; behavior; behaviour
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
dark of the night; darkness of the night
dull sound; muffled sound
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
has reached its limit; has reached its peak