to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
propulsive power; driving force
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
other companies in the same business; rival firms
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
notice; attention; observation
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
one's own work; making by oneself
participation; joining; entry; adherence
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
almost; roughly; approximately
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to compel; to force; to oblige
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)