getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reaching; attaining; arrival
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
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
interior; inside; internal
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to gather; to collect; to assemble
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
considerably; greatly; a lot
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal