shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
witnessing; observing; sighting
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
underground; subterranean
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
some people; a few people; several people
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
in the same way as; just like
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
preference; priority; precedence
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
nothing but; none other than
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
war; fighting; fierce competition
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person