one's best interests; one's own good
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
manufacturer; maker; producer
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
MAD; mutual assured destruction
creator; inventor; creative; content creator; developer
to take back; to recapture
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
an assortment; combination
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
move; movement; movement (of data); transfer; (data) migration
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
because; for; the reason why is ...
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
cannot be helped; unavoidable
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
amount of material resources