dealing with; coping with
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
higher rank; better position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
meaning; significance; sense
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
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
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
how long; how much; to what extent
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?