(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
graduation ceremony; commencement
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
battlefield; battleground
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)