survival; survivor; relic
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
reduction by half; halving
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
military family; warrior class
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to collect; to assemble; to gather
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
close to the wall; alongside the wall
machine; mechanism; gadget
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
instant; moment; for an instant
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
members; member; constituent
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing