important; momentous; essential; principal; major
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
defense; defence; protection
base (military, expedition, etc.)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to pass (of time); to elapse
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
it's been a long time; long time no see
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
call; summons; convening; convocation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
than; from; out of; except; but; more
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
position; location; base; point; site
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble