measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
preservation; retainment; keeping
suddenly; all of a sudden
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
authenticity; credibility
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
commitment; pledge; promise
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
moving about; stirring about
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(necessary) personnel; required person
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
foreign enemy; outside invader
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
news; word; tidings; omen
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)