on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
restoration; repair; mending
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
rather than; more ... than ...
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to wring the neck; to strangle
correction; revision; amendment
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
several sheets (flat objects)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to be born; to come into the world
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to strangle; to constrict
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star