pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
steel; sword steel; sword
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
puddle of blood; pool of blood
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
homeless; homeless person
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
drinking bout; merrymaking
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
society; the world; the times
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation