thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
(political) power; authority; influence
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
looking on; remaining a spectator
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to govern; to manage; to subdue
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to talk; to chat; to chatter
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
this and that; one thing or another