present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid