giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
nothing but; none other than
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
-less; lacking; non-existing
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
restoration; repair; mending
scale; scope; plan; structure
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
ability; performance; efficiency
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
entreaty; supplication; petition
expressing one's mind; speaking out
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization