bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
fast approach; quick intimacy
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
technical; technological; practical
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to slide down; to slip down
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
close; intimate; on good terms
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
prospects of victory; chances of success
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
unable to resist; unable to suppress
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
gossip; corner of the mouth
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge