connection; link; relationship
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
prospects of victory; chances of success
locational advantage; advantageous position
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to comb down; to smooth down
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
(another's) daughter; young lady
rather; sooner; preferably
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)