letter; missive; note; mail
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
to order; to command; to appoint
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
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 let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
receiving; acceptance; reception
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to give directions; to issue instructions
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember