hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
loss of rights; disenfranchisement
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
being argued into silence; being left speechless
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
little person (in folklore and fantasy, e.g. fairy, elf, gnome); little people; dwarf; little person (i.e. a person with dwarfism); dwarf; midget
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
vomiting blood; hematemesis
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
still; even now; to this day
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
killing time; staving off boredom
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful