to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
perception; sensing; noticing
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
already; now; no longer; not any more
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration