Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mysterious thief; phantom thief
three generations; three periods; third generation
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hostility; animosity; enmity
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to lose sight of; to miss
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
the West; the Occident; Western countries
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
many; much; plenty; hardly