port city; harbor city; harbour city
other side; opposite side; other party
near; close; beside; third person
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
above; going steadily upward
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(not so) much; (not) very
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
defense; defence; protection
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
until now; so far; up to the present
how many people; a number of people
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down