technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
giving; provision; furnishing
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
next generation; future generation
survival; survivor; relic
study; research; investigation
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
transactions; dealings; business
the other day; a few days ago
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
baton (of command); order; command; direction
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
being filled with; being full of; permeation
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
be (that) as it may; having said that
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
arbitration; conciliation; mediation