past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
training; drill; practice; discipline
intensive; concentrated; focused
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
serious; severe; grave; acute
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
again; once more; a second time
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness