joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
sales; selling; marketing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
the other day; lately; recently
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to degenerate; to lapse into
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
some people; a few people; several people
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist