dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
ambitious; motivated; willful
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
already; now; no longer; not any more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
whispering; murmuring; subdued
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to explain; to dispel doubts
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
heir; inheritor; successor
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
to be helpful; to be useful
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
never mind!; don't worry about it
at first; in the beginning; originally
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
so what!; who gives a damn?
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue