dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
our country; our land; one's own country
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
declaration; proclamation; announcement
total energy; all efforts
obliteration; annihilation
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sickroom; hospital room; ward
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
they; those guys; those fellows
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
such; like that; that sort of
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
one night; all night; overnight; one evening