fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
retainer; vassal; servant
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
retainer; attendant; escort
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
inheritance; something given or received
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
oracle; revelation; divine message
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
suggestion; hint; implication
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset