barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
war situation; progress of a battle
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
dark night; moonless night
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
rampancy; prevalence; domination
urban areas; the streets; town; city
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually