guidance; leadership; leading the way
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
about this time; about now
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to repeat; to do over again
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
pair; the two; both persons; both things
in the meanwhile; during the time
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
preliminary step; first step
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times