sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to rest; to relax; to repose
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
while alive; during one's lifetime
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in succession; one by one
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
war situation; progress of a battle
being already (well) aware
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
obliteration; annihilation
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)