not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
for the first time in one's life
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
there is nothing; having nothing
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
various; many; all kinds of
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
this (very thing); this precisely
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
absorption; suction; attraction
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
foundation stone; cornerstone
power; might; authority; influence
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity