custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
possible; likely; probable
rather; better; instead; if anything
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
solitude; loneliness; isolation
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
ringing; throbbing violently
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
living thing; organism; creature; biology
expression; presentation; representation; notation
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
division of a shrine's tutelary deity, in order to share it with another shrine; spirit divided in such a manner
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
rope; cord; policeman's rope
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king