profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
the place for; the time for; the level of
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
infection; contagion; becoming infected
powerful person; influential person
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to order; to command; to appoint
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
handless; armless; vineless plant; (arch.) sleeveless undergarment; (arch.) sleeveless haori; (arch.) menstruation
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
choices; alternatives; options
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
individual; one by one; separate; each
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
tough measure; firm step; strong measure