system; institution; organization; organisation
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
(not) even once; (not) ever
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
printing; impression; issue
present (brought by a visitor); gift
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to turn against; to become an enemy
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
first attack; first strike; first blow
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
accomplishment; execution
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
end; close; conclusion; termination
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take back; to recapture
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge