retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
critical moment; do-or-die situation
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
success; achievement; fruition
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
death (of an emperor); demise
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
reigning; controlling; dictating
limited; limiting; restrictive
personality; character; individuality; personhood
sacrifice; sacrificial animal
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
half the body; half length
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar