to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
contradiction; inconsistency
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
custom; practice; convention; precedent
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
topic of discussion; agenda
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
change; alteration; modification
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
unidentifiable; unidentified
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
resignation; giving up the game for lost
present; current; in operation
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)