something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
myself; yourself; I; me; you
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; like that; that sort of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
ray (of light); beam; light
technique; art; skill; move
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched