painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
finishing blow; coup de grâce
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
noisy; confused; uproarious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
incessantly; continuously; continually; unceasingly; without a break
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
at once; immediately; right now
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
resentment; indignation; anger
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to give; to do (something) for
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
before it happens; beforehand
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop