name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
absorption; suction; attraction
preface; foreword; introduction
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
loveable; very likeable; like very much
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
that's the way it is; such is life
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
indeed; really; truly; very much
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
wherein; therein; thereinto