same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
around the clock; day and night
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
huang (female Chinese firebird)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
under development; in development
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
god (esp. the Christian God)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
travelling alone; solitary journey
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
whether one wants to or not; without choice
companion; company; tritagonist