familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
rescue mission; evacuation operation
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
quick-witted; quick to understand
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
familiar spirit; familiar
breastplate; chest protector; bib
in high spirits; excited; energetic
acting ability; talent as a performer
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to make one's own; to take possession of
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to tower over the surroundings
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
iron hammer; crushing blow
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
destruction; annihilation; extermination
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice