door; gate; opening; title page
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
way out; means to escape; escape route
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
blood relationship; blood relative
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(not) even once; (not) ever
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober