bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
curse; spell; malediction
the original; original copy; script
imperial throne; the Crown
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
karma (from one's previous life)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
ruler; monarch; sovereign
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress