agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
sweeping sideways; mowing down
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
technique; art; skill; move
ability; performance; efficiency
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to increase; to add to; to augment
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be reminded of; to call to mind
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to attempt; to test; to try out
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)