utmost limits; extremity; limit
to polish up; to shine up
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to have an eye on; to zero in on
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to gather; to collect; to assemble
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
locational advantage; advantageous position
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above