disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
murder; killing; murderer
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
calamity; disaster; accident
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
anxiety (about the future)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear