opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
final; eventual; ultimate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
outline; summary; argument
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
chief; main; principal; important
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
name; given name; first name
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
villain; baddie; the villain's part
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify