bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
half and half; fifty-fifty
by sheer strength; by brute force
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
cannot be helped; unavoidable
blow with the flat of a sword; slap; smack; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
drop (e.g. of water); drip
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
type of ancient oriental belt; (arch.) counter for swords
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
one after another; in rapid succession
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to kill by burning to death
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
nonchalantly; without a care
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample