to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
expression; look; countenance; face
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
succession struggle; succession race
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
motherland; fatherland; native country
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
serious wound; serious injury
various places; several sources
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
guard; sentinel; garrison