expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
unique type; one of a kind
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
representative; exemplary; model
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
at a young age; while still young
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to succeed; to bear fruit
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
making practical; making useful; implementing
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries