the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
countermeasure; counter-measure
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
dated; date; fixed; external
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
plural; multiple; several
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to differ; to vary; to disagree
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
observation; survey; watching
silence; stillness; quietness
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
strongest ever; most powerful in history
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up