influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
with a start; with a jump
pretext; pretense; pretence
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to that degree; to that extent; that much
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (lit.) (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind