companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
various countries; various regions; various provinces
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to come to one's senses; to calm down
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over