postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
step; stride; counter for steps
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
infinite loop; closed loop
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to be injured; to sustain a wound
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
sword skills; swordsmanship
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
standard; set; routine; decided
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
solution; solution strategy
environment; circumstance
to move (house); to change residence
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command