preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to take on a role; to take part
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to slide down; to slip down
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to spit out; to eject; to dump
an issue being settled; a case being closed