rising; ascending; climbing
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
lacking a plan; haphazard
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
convenient; expedient; makeshift
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
Extinct (conservation status); EX
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
desperation; self-abandonment
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
chance (of success); odds
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
beyond imagination; unimaginable
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
order; sequence; procedure
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
strength; power; proficiency; ability