honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
how long; how far; how much
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
much less; to say nothing of
to ask for too much; to expect too much
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
deep emotion; strong feelings
unnatural; affected; studied; forced