should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
independence; self-reliance
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
beautification; glorification
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
small number; few; minority
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
huge win; overwhelming victory
by myself; in person; by oneself
to attack; to assault; to assail
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest