century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
foundation stone; cornerstone
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
military force; military strength
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to pass (of time); to elapse
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to shake one's head (in denial)