elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
standard value; reference value; nominal value
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
training; drill; practice; discipline
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
not necessarily so; is not always true
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
bed and food; eating and sleeping
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
surroundings; environs; circumference
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pupil; student; schoolchild
dropout; quitter; deserter
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to name; to call; to christen; to term
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
planning; project; plan; design
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun