honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
top of the head; crown of the head
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
without leaving any trace
silence (not speaking); muteness
with a start; with a jump
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be smeared; to be covered
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
manners; behavior; behaviour
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
Everyone is safe (all right)
enemy territory; hostile place
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to anticipate; to foresee
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
reaching the shore; docking a boat