imperial throne; the Crown
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to turn against; to become an enemy
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
head start; initiative; preemption
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
entreaty; appeal; petition
greeting; a fine thing to say
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
sick person; patient; invalid
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
article; news story; report; account
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
calm; composed; cool; quiet
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
shellfish; seashell; shell
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication