dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
to kill; to choke the life out of
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
selection; choice; option
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt