friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
at once; there and then; immediately
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
had better ...; had better not ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
period of time; time slot; time zone
free time; time at leisure
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
running water; flowing water; stream
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
hard worker; hardworking person