disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench
classical form of martial art
otherwise; or else; if not
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to be overcome with emotion
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
stirring; slight movement
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
belatedly; though a little too late
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
house built on sand; house of cards
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
(one's) countenance; face
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this family; our family; this house; we
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