does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
in succession; one after another
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
speaking voice; talking voice
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
that is to say; so that means
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
otherwise; or else; if not
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially