progress; advance; improvement; development
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
duty; function; office; mission; task
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
living thing; organism; creature; biology
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
excellent plan; best policy
support; backing; aid; assistance
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind