to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
sick person; patient; invalid
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
elegance; taste; refinement
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to look down on; to make light of
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role