mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to encamp; to take up positions
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
restoration; repair; mending
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
course; route; path; process; means
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
bluff; false show of power; bold front
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
(how) many times; (how) often
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle