at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to leave as is; to ignore
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
messenger; envoy; emissary
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
prompt; immediate; in real time
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
in person; personally; directly
stationing (troops); garrisoning
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service