putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
torture to death; torment to death
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
very loud volume; megavolume
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
useless resistance; vain struggle
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
conviction; belief; confidence
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
the last moment; the very end
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
study; research; investigation
second month of the lunar calendar
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit