increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
becoming active; increase in activity
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
defense capability (defence)
massing (of troops); gathering
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
disturbance; riot; mayhem
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
corridor; hallway; passageway
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable