I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
decoration; ornament; trimmings
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
intelligence; intellect; brains
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
caustic words; defiant words
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
thunderous roar; roaring sound
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
falling over; toppling sideways
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
very small; tiny; insignificant
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor