to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
untouched; unrestrained; unscathed
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
observation; survey; watching
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
single word; a few words; brief comment
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
self-consciousness; self-awareness
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
our country; our land; one's own country
how long; how much; to what extent
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to order; to command; to appoint
party; set; gang; company; person
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
hostility; animosity; enmity
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
anything and everything; just about everything
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
difference; disparity; gap