height; acme; extremity; end; limit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
wicked heart; evil design
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
threshold; breaking point
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
starvation; famine; hunger