long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
very much; very many; more and more
the same generation; coeval
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to crawl out of; to creep out of
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
flying column; detached force
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
that's the way it is; such is life
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
at the present time; as of now; at this time
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
popular name; common name; given name