besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to play a leading role; to play a central part
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to give directions; to issue instructions
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
banquet or reception hall
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
large number (of); many; majority
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
Amazon River; Rio Amazonas
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
the slightest bit of room; (lit.) room to stand a gimlet (on its end)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
extermination; annihilation
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to take command; to give direction
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
protocol (in communications); protocol (diplomatic document); protocol (system of rules); protocol (of a scientific experiment or course of medical treatment)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest