light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
beyond this point; from now on; after this
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to shake; to sway; to waver
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
look!; there!; here!; that is
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
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
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to lose population (e.g. of active forum members, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly