the West; the Occident; Western countries
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
supreme; sublime; highest
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
normal termination; successful termination
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
how many years; how long; what year
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
popular name; common name; given name
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to shed light; to cast light
solitude; loneliness; isolation
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement