thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to entwine; to follow about
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to gather; to collect; to assemble
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
that; the matter in question
surely (not); certainly (not)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
not yet known; unknown; strange
genuine; authentic; true; pure
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to erase all trace of something
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to distract a person's attention
defeat; loss; reverse; setback