dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
matter of time; question of time
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to move forward; to move on
one of these days; someday; one day
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
war; fighting; fierce competition
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
covered in mud; mud-caked
door; gate; opening; title page
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
ancestor; forefather; foremother
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
indeed; really; truly; very much
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice