anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
complete stranger; total stranger
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
hostility; animosity; enmity
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
speculation; thinking; meditation
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
blow; shock; strike; batting
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
head start; initiative; preemption
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved