to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
murder; killing; murderer
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be surprised; to be astonished
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to talk; to chat; to chatter
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
that's the way it is; such is life
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade