rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
no loss or gain; coming out even
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
race (of people); type of person
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
be (that) as it may; having said that
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
general idea; concept; notion
beyond imagination; unimaginable
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus); orang-utan; orangutang
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
war; fighting; fierce competition
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
equality; impartiality; evenness
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
uninhabited island; desert island
human intellect; knowledge
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service