rival; competitor; competition
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
curiosity; inquisitiveness
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
don't you think?; indicates question
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
5th day of the month; five days
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(national) capital (city); metropolis
strategy meeting; council of war
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at; in; at; when; by; with
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to discuss; to talk together
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
governor-general; governor; viceroy
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to take command; to give direction
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
chief; main; principal; major
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
staff member; employee; worker; personnel