rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
higher rank; better position
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
feeling; sense; impression
to approach; to draw near
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to knock down; to utterly defeat
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
serious; severe; grave; acute
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
clear; precise; definite; distinct
choice; selection; option
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
very young; little; childish; immature
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
self-defense; self-defence
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to be too numerous; to be too much
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence