hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to rant and rave; to raise hell
broken; intermittent; disconnected
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to well up; to burst; to arise
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
directly; in person; firsthand
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
everything; anything; nothing
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
letting (someone) die without helping
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to fight to the bitter end
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
interference; intervention; meddling