hey there; I say; see here
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to be surprised; to be astonished
eastern part; the east (of a region)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
hard-core (music, porn, etc.); hardcore; hard core (fruit, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
all-America; pan-American; all of America
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
front; frontage; facade; main
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
two (long cylindrical things)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment