to fight each other; to clash
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
general idea; concept; notion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
for example; for instance; e.g.
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to some extent; to a certain extent
change; alteration; modification
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to have an eye on; to zero in on
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to name; to call; to christen; to term
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
information transfer; information transmission
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy