tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
harmful animal; pest; vermin
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
in one's own way or style
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
one day; (on) a certain day
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
branch office; branch store
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
contract; compact; agreement
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to set (sun); to become dark
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
running the whole distance
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous