participatory; participating; hands-on
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
company president; manager; director
general manager; director-general
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
series of battles; successive battles
healing item; health item
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
clanging; empty; deserted
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
isolation; being alone; being friendless
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood