literature; books (reference); document
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to cut (into two or more pieces)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
cripple; disabled person; invalid
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to come to one's senses; to calm down
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
polite; courteous; hospitable
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished