competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
mega- (i.e. 10^6); mega; enormous; huge
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
colonization; colonisation
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
from the beginning; from scratch
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion