extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
creation; generation; formation; derivation
material; substance; matter
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
interference; intervention; meddling
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
research institute; (research) laboratory
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to order; to command; to appoint
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away