to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to check; to stop; to keep back
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
scale; scope; plan; structure
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
devil; evil spirit; genie
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip