highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
offense; offence; method of attack
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
aquatic (life); living in the water
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
reinforcement; strengthening
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
just because; even if; even though
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)