acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
second-hand shop; curio shop
bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to name; to call; to christen; to term
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
same; similar; (just) like; equal
letting (someone) die without helping
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
not limited to; not just ...
series of battles; successive battles
each place; various places
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
high and low; rise and fall
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
short distance; short range; short-haul
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
accumulation; accumulate; store
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
based on; built on; made from
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting