defense; defence; protection
number one; first; best; most; game; round
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
really; truly; indeed; good grief
continuation; succession; series
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to entrust; to leave to a person
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
small number; few; minority
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
other side; opposite side; other party
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
single word; a few words; brief comment
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be surprised; to be astonished
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)