battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
long time; long interval; for quite some time
technique; art; skill; move
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
general; popular; common; typical
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
deviation; departure; omission
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
woman; female; feminine gender
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
this world; this life; world of the living
in this manner; in this way; like this
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
every place; various places
each nation; many nations; many countries
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
on the occasion of; at the time of
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
because of; owing to; due to
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to repeat; to do something over again