to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
tradition; legend; folklore
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
genuine article; real thing; real deal
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn towards; to point
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
if it is the case that ...
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
power; might; authority; influence
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
at least; at most; (even) just
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity