recovery; rescue; recapture
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
clanging; empty; deserted
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to recover consciousness; to come to
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to run through; to run past
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
trivial; not amounting to much
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
general; popular; common; typical
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to become distant; to recede
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language