to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
data collection; data acquisition
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
legal; lawful; legitimate
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
armament; soldier's equipment
characteristic; feature; special quality
standard equipment; standard feature
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
physical law; laws of physics
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to be led by; to be headed by
imminent danger; impending hardship
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
different item; different lot
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
genuine; authentic; true; real
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was