inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
reopening; resumption; restarting
action; operation; effect; function
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
feebleness; weakness; weak
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
living thing; living creature; animal; life
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
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to harm; to cause harm to
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
child's tear-stained face