devil; evil spirit; genie
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
decrease; reduction; decline
preservation; retainment; keeping
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to sniff out; to get wind of
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
forevermore; for eternity
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to challenge (a person) to a fight
the last moment; the very end
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by