mask; striking the head (kendo)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
adoration; admiration; devotion
being too late; losing one's final chance
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to fight against; to oppose; to face
what's what; heads or tails
to burst (open); to break; to split
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
internal conditions; true state of affairs
murder; killing; murderer
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to check; to stop; to keep back
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
just because; even if; even though
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)