cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
as if nothing had happened
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to some extent; to a certain extent
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
otherwise; or else; if not
long ago; already; a long time ago
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
person of high rank or position
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
no exception; without exception; always the same
chief; main; principal; major
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
make no progress; remain unsettled