diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
public execution; public embarrassment
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
storehouse; warehouse; godown
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
eardrum; tympanic membrane
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
hostile party; enemy side
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
whichever one chooses; either way
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
lack of actors; being unfit for one's (acting) role; lacking the ability required for the part one has been given
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
and yet; though; when; in spite of
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
back street; back alley; slums
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)