sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
around the world; throughout the world
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in person; personally; directly
professor; teaching; instruction
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
such; like that; that sort of; very
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
only; merely; but; no more than
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
opposite; reverse; contrary
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
system; institution; organization; organisation