to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
drama; play; powerful drug
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
villain; baddie; the villain's part
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to perform; to play; to act
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
in person; personally; directly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to have a reason; to have an excuse
originally; by nature; from the start
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
until now; so far; up to the present
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
virile; tough; masculine; intense
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly