battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
means; way; method; measure
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
something like ...; something called ...
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
artificial intelligence; AI
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
power; might; authority; influence
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
one (thing); one piece; one item
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun