weird; strange; mysterious
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
one's last moments; one's dying hour; hour of death
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
urgent; requiring quick (response)
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
core; tang (of a sword, etc.); middle of a nest of boxes
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
adhesion (e.g. of lipstick); density (e.g. of leaves on a tree); saturation (e.g. of a color); attachment quality; degree
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move