development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
level; standard; water level
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to spread; to be propagated
death rate; mortality rate
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to stick it out (until the end)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
internal conditions; true state of affairs
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
traitor (to one's country); quisling
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
small number; few; minority
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
objection; dissent; protest