proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
modesty; humility; being humble
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
development; exploitation
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to have a talk; to tell a story
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
very interesting; of great interest
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
explosive; blasting powder
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
study; research; investigation
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth