to breathe out; to exhale
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as expected; as predicted
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(in) the air; midair; sky
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
bloody wind; wind carrying the stench of blood from a battle
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
sense of smell; olfaction
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
material; substance; matter
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
contest of strength; trial of strength
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
chaps (in the skin); cracks
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
professional killer; hit man
soldier; combatant; warrior
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
inside; interior; inner part
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)