to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
adds force or indicates command
professional killer; hit man
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be silent; to say nothing
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
murder; homicide; manslaughter
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to say no more; to sink into silence
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.