above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
this (very thing); this precisely
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
together with; same; both; all; including ...
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
round shape; circle; circular form
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl