series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
point of departure; initial point; starting point
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
war situation; progress of a battle
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
offensive (movement); aggression
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to lean against; to set against
polite; courteous; hospitable
to entertain; to make welcome
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to lose sight of; to miss
feebleness; weakness; weak
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
at first; in the beginning; originally
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
everything working out as desired
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
particular; hard to please; fussy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition