sincere; earnest; serious
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
time; season; period; phase; stage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
existence; being; presence
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
tool; implement; means; furniture
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meaning; significance; sense
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
aforementioned; above-mentioned
magic; sorcery; incantation
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)