rather; better; instead; if anything
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to put one's strength into
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
composite; combined; complex
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
dragon-slaying; Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
acceleration; speeding up
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to go past; to pass; to pass by
reaching; attaining; arrival
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
preface; introduction; preamble