warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
condition; situation; prospects
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
having ended; being resolved
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
end of war; cessation of hostilities
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
villain; baddie; the villain's part
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
generation; the world; the age
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
older sister and younger brother
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
surgery; surgical procedure
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
covered in mud; mud-caked
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(not) merely; (not) simply
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour