ability; performance; efficiency
difference; variation; difference
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
chance; opportunity; occasion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
again; once more; a second time
chapter one; first chapter
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
man; male; masculine gender
big frame; large figure; huge body