excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
curse; spell; malediction
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to appease; to suppress; to calm
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
as; because; with; due to
intelligence; intellect; brains
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
how many months?; how long?
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
consideration; taking into account
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
study of foreign languages; linguistics
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
study; learning; tutorial
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention