vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
monolith; large slab of rock
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
taste; liking; preference
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
sex slave; sexual slavery
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
I told you so; you see that?
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
point in common; common feature
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up