lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
way of speaking; intimation
convenient; handy; useful
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
article; news story; report; account
accession to the throne; enthronement
siblings; brothers and sisters
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
rival; competitor; competition
participation; joining; entry
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
blood relationship; blood relative
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
succession struggle; succession race
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)