blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
silence; stillness; quietness
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
freezing air; icy air; extreme cold
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to make an appeal; to urge
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
preface; introduction; preamble
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
at least; at most; (even) just
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)