to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
sincere; honest; faithful
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
feeling; sense; impression
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
carving; engraving; sculpture
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
royal capital; imperial capital
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like