to be a matter of life or death
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
objection; dissent; protest
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
forcibly; against one's will
tool; implement; means; furniture
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
by sheer strength; by brute force
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to be given up; to be discontinued
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert