to thrust before; to thrust at
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
unproductive; counterproductive
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
whatever the case; under any circumstances
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
in the midst of the enemy
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
postwar period; period after Second World War
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
looking on from afar; being a spectator
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
good person; virtuous person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
one's own army; one's own team
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in