taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to subsist; to keep on living
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
together with; same; both; all; including ...
quickly; calmly; intently
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
half and half; fifty-fifty
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed