reality; actuality; hard fact
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
soldier; combatant; warrior
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
everybody; every last one of them; all
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
family; members of a family