to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
way out; means to escape; escape route
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to raise one's voice; to shout
to cry and shout; to scream
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
whole nation; whole land; whole country
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
war; fighting; fierce competition
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
last days; the end; one's fate
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress