endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to recall; to remember; to recollect
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
final scene; the end; finale
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
burst (tire, pipe, etc.); rupture; blowout; burst (radiation, signal, etc.)
putting into operation; invocation
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy