fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
soldier; combatant; warrior
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to poke each other; to jab each other
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
reason; logic; method; system; order
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
letting (someone) die without helping
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable