hegemony; leadership; initiative
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to become clear; to be made public
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
shooting from a standing position
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
mass; quality and quantity
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
thrust; driving force; propulsion
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required