(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
brightness; splendour; splendor
to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
slump; sudden fall of market price
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
power; authority; jurisdiction
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
hegemony; leadership; initiative
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
the very best; excellent; superb
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
from here; from this place
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to come from; to have roots in
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
separation; farewell; parting
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet