in comparison to; rather than
annual (plant); first-year student
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
large build; large pattern
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
woman; female; feminine gender
arm; skill; efforts; ability
genuine; authentic; true; real
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
similarly; same (idea); same (name)