right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
tedious; boring; being fed up with
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
great ambition; lofty aspiration
make good use of; make the most of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
bet; wager; stake; gamble
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
extraordinary strength; animal strength; brute force
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
the last moment; the very end
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive