useless resistance; vain struggle
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to shake; to sway; to waver
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
decision; determination; resolution
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
festival; feast; carnival
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
third day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
to close (one's eyes); to shut
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to shirk one's responsibility
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble