sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
maintenance; preservation; improvement
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
armament; soldier's equipment
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
scene; spectacle; sight; view
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
restoration; repair; mending
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
direct connection; direct link
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments