scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
originally; by nature; from the start
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
serious; not joking; straight
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination