rather than; more ... than ...
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
someone; a certain person
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
long time; several hours; long spell
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
in deep black; in jet black
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
frequency (of occurrence)
living person; the living
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
long ago; a long time ago; already
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
visual confirmation; sighting
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
root; source; origin; cause
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in