excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
great war; great battle; world war
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
correction; revision; amendment
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
terrain; geographical features; topography
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
instead; but (on the other hand)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
computer game; video game