essence; true nature; substance; reality
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
genius; prodigy; natural gift
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
head start; initiative; preemption
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
a little bit; a little while
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
story; tale; talk; discussion
nuisance; obstructive (person); troublesome (person)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
outside of; not covered by
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow