belief; faith; conviction
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
firm; strong; solid; stable
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
literally; to the letter; literal
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
chance (of success); odds
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point