doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
safety zone; traffic island
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to be smeared; to be covered
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
but; however; although; though
although I say; although one might say; although called
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take on a role; to take part
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to carry around; to carry on one's person
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
basis for decision; evidence for judging
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly