ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to have a meal; to take a meal
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(not) even once; (not) ever
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
cannot be helped; unavoidable
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to tear off; to strip; to rob
that; the matter in question
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
battlefield; battleground
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
much less; to say nothing of
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly