admiration; being impressed (by)
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to aggravate; to make serious
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
library; book collection; paperback book
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
supplementary charge; additional collection
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
trauma (usu. psychological)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
threat; intimidation; menace
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
narrow; thin (sized); slender
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic