to carry around; to carry on one's person
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
curse; spell; malediction
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to search for; to seek for; to look for
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
town; city; municipal; urban
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
individual; one by one; separate; each
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to name; to call; to christen; to term
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
short story; short film; short poem
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to practice magic; to practise magic