terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
good performance; good work; great success
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
to knead well; to polish; to refine
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
custody; detention; confinement
orphan; person without friends
oppression; suppression; pressure
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
funeral; burial; condolence
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon