development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to govern; to manage; to subdue
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
dominion; territory; possession
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
(political) power; authority; influence
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
that's a different matter; that's a different story
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
orphan; person without friends
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(holding of) a solo recital or performance