heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
leaving; quitting; retiring
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be powered on; to be turned on
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
audience; spectator; spectators
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
dozens; scores of; decades
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
billow; surge; large wave
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
dice; die; baton (of command)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to be parted from; to be separated
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
time; hour; season; time of the year
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to fight to the bitter end
separate; scattered; apart
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
repentance; confession; penitence
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
to be bothered (by something); to suffer