as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
directly opposite; right in front
different opinion; objection
reopening; resumption; restarting
hard struggle; strenuous effort
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
preference; priority; precedence
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
town; city; municipal; urban
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
young person; youth; young
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to