to grimace; to make a wry face
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
unanticipated; unexpected
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
same family (race, tribe)
murder; killing; murderer
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
script; screenplay; scenario
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
body; physical system; (the) person
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
strong interaction; strong force
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to dye; to colour; to color
that gentleman; that lady; he; she