difficult to ...; hard to ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
thousands; several thousand
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe