series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
one's way back; one's way home
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
armament; soldier's equipment
mobilization; mobilisation
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes