calm; composed; leisurely
second (unit of time); arc second
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to look down on; to make light of
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to make something resound
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
stifled (laughter); simmering
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
way; method; means; resource; course
water outlet; tap; faucet
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to take someone's life; to kill someone