to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
ago; since; before; previous
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dozens; scores of; decades
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
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
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
to well up; to burst; to arise
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
passing away; dying; death
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover