maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
along; parallel to; in accordance with
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be needed; to be wanted
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
support; supplement; help
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
electricity; (electric) light
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt