no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to be remembered; to go down in history
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
villain; baddie; the villain's part
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to lead a life; to live a life
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
since when; from when; how long
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
metal fittings; metal fixtures
manservant; male attendant; valet
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
successively; one after another
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to triumph; to be elated with success
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending