performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to have meaning; to be meaningful
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
close to the wall; alongside the wall
rising; ascending; climbing
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
still (continuing); as ever; further