leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to win and advance to the next round
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
common front; united front
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
memories; recollections; reminiscence
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
beanbags; jackstones; cueball
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)