annulation; ring shape; loop shape
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
however; having said that; but
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
conflict; fighting each other
how many years; how long; what year
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
progress; advance; improvement; development
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
stillness; repose; standing still
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
number of times; frequency; count
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to hide; to keep to oneself
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)