story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
military force; military strength
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
useful thing; usable article
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
collected item; artifact (in museum, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example