influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
time; hour; period; class
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
main cause; primary factor
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
war; fighting; fierce competition
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view