centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
soldier; combatant; warrior
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
military forces; hosts; troops
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to become fraught with emotion
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)