east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
in unison; as one; united
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to breathe out; to exhale
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
rest; break; recess; intermission
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to take over; to hand over
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
no matter how much time passes
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
welcome!; nice to see you!
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
same generation; one's generation
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune