service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be able to manage somehow or another
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
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
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
killing two birds with one stone
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
hunting ground; hunting preserve
unprecedented; never seen before
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to lose money; to spend money
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous