Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to try all possible means
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
white background; blank; female virgin
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
petty underling; small fry
order of chivalry; chivalric order
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
phantom; vision; illusion
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
order; discipline; regularity; system; method