to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
advance; moving forward; progress
consists of; comprises; is made up of
base unit (metre, etc.); standard unit
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
massed calisthenics; massed gymnastics
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
square formation (of troops); magic square
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to have meaning; to be meaningful
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
composite; combined; complex
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
lightning strike; torpedo attack
feelings; thoughts; meaning
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to cease; to stop; to be over
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)