as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
alone; by oneself; on one's own
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
second; number two; runner-up
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
special; particular; peculiar; unique
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
most part; greater part; majority
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
aquatic (life); living in the water
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
rude person; insolent person
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
proper; right; reasonable
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above