affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
change; alteration; modification
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to turn against; to become an enemy
leaf insect (esp. species Phyllium pulchrifolium)
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
boasting; bragging; talking big
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to fall flat; to fall face down
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other