route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
had better ...; had better not ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
until now; so far; up to the present
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?
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
insolent fellow; rude fellow
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
certainly; surely; definitely
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern