the same rank; equality; apposition
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
half and half; fifty-fifty
even if not; even without
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
rising; ascending; climbing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
these guys; these fellows
memory; sense; experience
magic; sorcery; incantation
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
self-mutilation; self-injury
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
curse; spell; malediction
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance