to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
palm heel; heel of the palm
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
vice; immorality; corruption
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
winner; victor; conqueror
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
death (of an emperor); demise
dead person; deceased person
to perceive; to understand
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
global scale; worldwide scale
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
refining; refinement; smelting; training
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
handsome young man; Adonis
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
being on the ropes; losing ground
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip