empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
throw; throwing; throwing event
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to fight against; to oppose; to face
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
finish; completion; the end