to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
personal combat; one-to-one fight
living up to one's reputation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...