role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to burn with combativeness
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to shout (in anger); to yell
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable