to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to lean against; to set against
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to burst open; to pop; to split
to shave off; to scrape off
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
this world; this life; world of the living
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to find out; to discover; to locate
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
and yet; though; when; in spite of
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking