phantom; vision; illusion
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
match; game; bout; contest
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
having no wife; being single; being unmarried; unmarried man
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
please be careful; please take care
fast-talking; rapid talking
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
operation; functioning; running
conduct; behavior; behaviour
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
matter of time; question of time
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
to become better; to improve
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
such; like that; in that way
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages