battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
product; produce; result; fruit
long; drawn-out; very long
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to care for someone; to look after someone
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
troops; group members; team members
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant