whatever the case; under any circumstances
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
cannot be helped; unavoidable
letting (someone) die without helping
one's own child; one's own children
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
silence (not speaking); muteness
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to kick (at someone, something)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
while; even though; despite
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
control; check; restraint; inhibition
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
rushing around; running wild
decision; settlement; definition
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands