devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
ability; capability; skill
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
true character; real nature
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
research; study; investigation
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
hostility; antagonism; opposition
is something that; is that which
to serve; to work for; to attend
justice; fairness; impartiality
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
victim; injured party; sufferer
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)