car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to be silent; to say nothing
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
soldier; combatant; warrior
war situation; progress of a battle
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
concentrated fire; intense criticism
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to