challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
considerably; greatly; a lot
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
having said that; on the other hand
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
in comparison to; rather than
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate