case; occasion; situation; circumstances
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
dozens; scores of; decades
if it is (the case that ...)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to try to do; to attempt to do
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
trivial; not amounting to much
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
independence; self-reliance
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
armament; soldier's equipment
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
man; male; masculine gender
several people; a few people
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
with a clink (click, clack)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz