severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
function; facility; faculty; feature
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
extensive; vast range; wide scope
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
most part; greater part; majority
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit