this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
is something that; is that which
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
myself; yourself; I; me; you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...