contradiction; inconsistency
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to shave off; to scrape off
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to watch for an unguarded moment
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to carry out one's mission
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to resound; to make a stir
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
apparent; obvious; very clear
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry