opportunity; chance; time; occasion
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
independence; self-reliance
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
religious organization; religious organisation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
very much; exceedingly; extremely
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be reminded of; to call to mind
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
not necessarily so; is not always true
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
in that manner; like that
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful