halving;  dividing (into two parts);  bisection;  the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
 peerless;  unique;  unparalleled;  unchallenged
 fullness;  completion;  enhancement;  improvement;  replenishment;  repletion
 fecundity;  having many children;  abundant production
 encouragement;  promotion;  inducement;  incitement;  stimulation
 increase;  rise;  growth;  addition;  increment
 to be ready;  to be prepared;  to be in order;  to be put in order;  to be adjusted;  to be regulated
 reappearance;  reemergence;  return;  reproduction;  reenactment;  recreation
 for the first time;  only after ... is it ...;  only when ... do you ...;  first time;  (one's) first
 mutually;  with each other;  reciprocally;  together
 fellow;  mutual;  companion;  comrade
 encounter;  being confronted with (e.g. difficulty);  meeting with (e.g. accident)
 form;  shape;  figure;  visage
 readiness;  preparedness;  resolution;  resignation
 side (of something, or taking someone's side);  part;  (watch) case
 to face (each other);  to be facing;  to be directed toward (the future, etc.);  to be in response to;  to receive (a client, etc.);  to compare with
 victory;  triumph;  conquest;  success;  win
 to send (someone) back;  to send (someone) home
 gun;  cannon;  artillery;  ordnance
 fireball;  bolide;  fireball
 extinction;  extinguishment;  disappearance;  annihilation
 just before;  on the verge of;  on the brink of;  just in front of;  just ahead of
 contacting;  (making) contact;  connection (with a train, bus, etc.);  joining (a railway line, etc.);  connection (between matters, incidents, etc.);  relation
 old;  aged;  long;  since long ago;  of the distant past;  long-ago
 circuit (electric);  cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
 to take out;  to produce;  to pick out;  to fetch;  to retrieve
 dying by the roadside;  dying a dog's death
 to live;  to exist;  to make a living;  to subsist;  to be in effect;  to be in use