tragic but brave; heroic; grim
how; in what way; I wonder
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
difference in social standing; difference in social position
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
well-bred; of good upbringing
all for the best; what is right
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
repentance; confession; penitence
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
distrust; unjust suspicion
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to shake; to waver; to tremble
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to let out a cry; to shout
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to call each other; to call out to one another
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed