iron and stone; iron will
fund-raising; fund collecting
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
villain; baddie; the villain's part
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be consistent; to be coherent
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide
all (there is); as long as there is
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
in succession; one by one
to march in; to parade in; to pull in (a net, rope, etc.); to haul in; to incorporate (in); to include
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
(by force of) circumstances
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
being unable to live up to one's position; being unworthy of one's rank; being overawed by someone's high rank; being intimidated; being outranked
key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
council; conference; consultation
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling