to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
in unison; as one; united
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
judgment; judgement; discernment
even though it is not; despite not
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to be hesitant; to feel timid
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
desperately; for one's dear life
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case