advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
within; inside of; less than
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
correction; revision; amendment
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
mature woman; middle-aged woman
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
the same rank; equality; apposition
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
minuteness; one millionth
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
along the road; along the way
extremely; terrifically; super
being somewhat excited (agitated)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to have a talk; to tell a story
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)