stale; hackneyed; cliched
self-deprecating; self-mocking
trouble; bother; annoyance
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to torment; to torture; to harass
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
trivial; not amounting to much
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
to crack; to develop a crack
rustling; refreshing; clearly
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
so what!; who gives a damn?
information; experience; knowledge; observation
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to follow another's example
one's best interests; one's own good
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
(state of) utter panic; great panic
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)