official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
many; a lot; much; multitude
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to make sense; to be meaningful
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
great physical power; animal strength
front; frontage; facade; main
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
stone (used for throwing)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
contest (of strength or skill)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
pankration (ancient Greek martial art)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming