impossible to do (although wants to)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
federation of states; confederation of nations
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
core; core; hardcore; all-out
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to make one's own; to take possession of
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
tedious; boring; being fed up with
around the world; throughout the world
flustered; confused; panicked
to drop; to let fall; to omit
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
outsider; someone outside of a group
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge