adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
audience; spectator; spectators
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
companion; company; tritagonist
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
drama; play; powerful drug
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
impossible; unlikely; improbable
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend