head; brains; intellect; understanding
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
way out; means to escape; escape route
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(social) position; status
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
in that way; thus; so; so?
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
while; during; while; although; all; both
to look away; to turn away
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict