several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
from the viewpoint of; according to
breakdown of negotiations
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
main cause; primary factor
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
high rating; good reputation
difference; variation; difference
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to rise; to erect; to get up
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well