corridor; hallway; passageway
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
pistol; handgun; revolver
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
great physical power; animal strength
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(person treated as a) plaything
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
go that far; to that extent
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
older brother and younger sister
war; fighting; fierce competition