lessening; diminishing; reducing
reduction of armaments; disarmament
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
progress; advance; improvement; development
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
restraint; restriction; control; check
all (there is); as long as there is
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
certain; definite; clear; credible
being left out; being ostracized
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
(social) class; rank; grade
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
complicated and mysterious
simple and clear; plain and simple
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking