unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
peace conference; peace negotiations
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
forcibly; against one's will
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to play a leading role; to play a central part
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
high voltage; high pressure
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
feeling keenly; fully realizing
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to overflow from something full
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on