(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
script; libretto; scenario
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
both (people); the two of them
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to move forward; to move on
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
beginning; opening; start; outset
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
movie set; filming location
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
abandoned factory; disused factory
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording