certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
region; limits; stage; level
professional killer; hit man
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
party; gang; company; squad
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to fall flat; to fall face down
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
matter of time; question of time
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
lightly; easily; carelessly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
putting into operation; invocation
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
step; stride; counter for steps