to thrust down; to push off
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
president (of a society); chairman
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
price; cost; value; worth; value
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to step firmly; to harden by treading
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
utmost limit; extremity; result
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
with a click; with a snap
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
retort; back talk; backchat
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that