sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
writing; composition; essay; sentence
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
many; numerous; various; large number of
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
article; news story; report; account
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to ask a question; to ask questions
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to entrust; to leave to a person
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
time; season; period; phase; stage
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
descendant; posterity; offspring
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
war; fighting; fierce competition
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard