as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
training; drill; practice; discipline
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
fierce fight; close contest
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
had better ...; had better not ...
goods; merchandise; commercial items