fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
that's the way it is; such is life
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
duty; obligation; responsibility
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
trembling from fear; trembling all over
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade