serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
in that way; like that; that way
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
(not) even once; (not) ever
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to squeeze out; to wring out
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
God; god; ace; king; superior person
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
how long; how much; to what extent
self-consciousness; self-awareness
father; dad; husband; you; he
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause