predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
profitable plan; good plan
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
reopening; resumption; restarting
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
start button (e.g. in Windows)
long-awaited; much-awaited
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to feel sick; to be nauseated
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
action of making something; -ification
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity