to rank next to; to come after
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to face; to go towards; to head towards
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
door; gate; opening; title page
opening and shutting; opening and closing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
job application form; employee satisfaction
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be surprised; to be astonished
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't you think?; indicates question
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul