selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
long ago; a long time ago; already
place to die; place of death
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
crew member; crewman; crew
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching