seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
genius; prodigy; natural gift
troubled times; turbulent times
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
government service; the bureaucracy
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public