substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
such ... as; or some such
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation