to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
preservation; retainment; keeping
to have meaning; to be meaningful
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to launch a surprise attack
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
stature; height; size; physique
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
second day of the month; two days
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
living thing; organism; creature; biology
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe