reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
war situation; progress of a battle
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
to freeze; to refrigerate
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
as you see; as you can see
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
high efficiency; high performance
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
everybody; every last one of them; all