first of all; first thing
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
magic sword; cursed sword
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to find out; to discover; to locate
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
anger; passion; rage; temper
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
ruining a country; ruined country
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
preface; introduction; preamble
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
manly; masculine; like a man
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to run away; to escape safely