flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
object of adoration, longing
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
reason; cause; circumstances
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
innumerable; countless; numberless
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to send or direct a person to
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to approach; to draw near
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
if it is the case that ...
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
intercept; interception; counter-attack
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
one's first campaign; one's first battle
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
almost; roughly; approximately
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
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
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
hanging garden; hanging gardens
fall; drop; descent; coming down