war; fighting; fierce competition
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to leave everything to (someone)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to collapse into; to flop onto
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
torture to death; torment to death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to discuss; to talk together
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment