apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
actor; actress; player; performer
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
woman; female; feminine gender
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
at once; immediately; right now
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
bringing; taking; carrying
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to examine someone's expression
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
supply; provision; raising; procurement
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
merchant of death; arms dealer
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by