candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
criticism; commentary; review
logistics; supply; communications
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
tiger pattern; striped (like a tiger)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to devour; to bite to death
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
good feeling; feeling good
point in common; common feature
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
beforehand; in advance; previously
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)