past days;  bygone days;  days of yore;  while still alive;  during one's lifetime
 popularity;  public favor;  condition (e.g. market);  tone;  character
 swallowing in one gulp;  downing;  sipping;  sip;  thinking nothing of one's opponent;  making easy prey of someone
 (just) making sure;  just to be sure;  just in case;  for caution's sake
 to be seized with fear;  to be intimidated;  to lose one's nerve;  to be frightened;  to get cold feet;  to chicken out
 to be possible;  to be likely;  to be probable
 (suffering) damage;  injury;  harm
 it's OK to ...;  it's best to ...;  it's alright to ...
 dwelling;  house;  residence;  den;  habitat
 noisy;  loud;  annoying;  troublesome;  fussy;  finicky
 improper way (of doing);  wrong way;  unorthodox method;  evil course;  evil path;  heresy
 (confronting a problem, etc.) head-on;  directly;  outright; (lit.) from the front
 to take the lead;  to lead a group;  to be in the vanguard
 why?;  what for?;  how?;  by what means?
 appointment;  nomination;  ordination;  commission;  designation
 to speak badly (of);  to speak ill (of);  to bad-mouth
 able;  capable;  competent;  talented;  efficient
 genius;  prodigy;  natural gift
 appointing to a responsible post;  making much of
 shallow;  superficial;  thoughtless;  short-sighted;  foolish;  silly
 inconsequential;  indifferent;  not worth worrying about;  whatever;  whichever;  I don't care
 to furnish with;  to equip with;  to prepare for;  to make preparations for;  to possess (all that is needed);  to be endowed with
 person;  character;  one's character;  one's personality;  able person;  talented person
 prior;  beforehand;  in advance;  before the fact;  ex ante
 to step on;  to tread on;  to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil);  to stand on;  to experience;  to undergo;  to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
 to detain;  to check;  to restrain
 uneasiness;  vague apprehension;  premonition
 advance guard;  vanguard;  athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
 abandonment;  renunciation;  resignation;  abdication (responsibility, right)
 the four cardinal directions;  north, east, south and west;  surroundings;  many countries;  the whole world;  all around;  here and there
 contacting;  (making) contact;  connection (with a train, bus, etc.);  joining (a railway line, etc.);  connection (between matters, incidents, etc.);  relation
 another place;  somewhere else;  outside (one's family or group);  someone else;  not caring for;  being indifferent to
 entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
 midway;  halfway through;  in the course of
 the point of ...;  the place where ...;  a place called ...;  places known as ...;  I would say ...;  ... is how I'd put it
 slowly;  quietly;  steadily;  soon;  momentarily;  before long
 to break;  to snap;  to be injured;  to wear out;  to be worn out;  to break;  to burst
 very fast;  in a twinkle;  before one's eyes
 ruins;  wreckage;  wreck;  broken remains;  debris
 to notice;  to become aware;  to be scrupulous;  to be attentive;  to recover consciousness;  to come to oneself