firm promise; definite promise
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
Dragon King; promoted rook
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to take (all of) into consideration
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
guess; speculation; supposition
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
much less; to say nothing of
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
finishing blow; coup de grâce
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer