serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
talk; story; conversation
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
worthy of special mention
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
commander; commanding officer; CO
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
bowfin (Amia calva); mudfish
older sister; elder sister
order of chivalry; chivalric order
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
murder; killing; murderer
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
ability; performance; efficiency
strategist; tactician; schemer