hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
festival merrymaking; revelry
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
supply; supplying; replenishment
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
(political) power; authority; influence
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
very likely; very probable
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
human trafficking; slave trade
preliminary step; first step
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason