occasionally; once in a while; now and then
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
and yet; though; when; in spite of
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
combat power; fighting strength
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
all sorts of; all kinds of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(political) power; authority; influence
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
Dragon King; promoted rook
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just because; even if; even though
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student