water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
optimist; easy-going person
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
chapter one; first chapter
Colosseum (amphitheatre in Rome); coliseum (large stadium)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
last days; the end; one's fate
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to become settled; to be fixed
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during