to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to claim victims; to leave casualties
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
strongest ever; most powerful in history
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
living thing; organism; creature; biology
victim; injured party; sufferer
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
not yet known; unknown; strange
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
infectious disease; infection
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
relation; connection; relevance
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
year on year; on the previous year
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
while; even though; despite
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph