superficial; half-hearted; shallow
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
throw; throwing; throwing event
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
close call; narrow escape
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to overflow from something full
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
again (and again); once again; yet again
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
everywhere; all over; throughout
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
very great; enormous; serious
to be damaged; to receive damage
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
baton (of command); order; command; direction
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
chief vassal; senior statesman
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood