to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to become muddy; to become slushy
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
welcome; (warm) reception
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
battle formation; military formation
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
otherwise; or else; if not
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate