ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
another time; some other time
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
complete stranger; total stranger
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to serve; to work for; to attend
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to sniff out; to get wind of
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
genuine article; real thing; real deal
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
property; fortune; assets
to plunder; to grab; to snatch