situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
process; course; mechanism
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
personality; character; individuality; personhood
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
genuine article; real thing; real deal
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
interruption; suspension; break
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to talk; to carry meaning
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
survival; survivor; relic
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder