to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
military force; military strength
retention; maintenance; preservation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
every person; each one; everybody
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
book; volume; this; present; main; head
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
pair; the two; both persons; both things
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
battlefield; battleground
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant