identification; ID; identity
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
tenth day of the month; ten days
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
such ... as; or some such
site; point on a map; spot
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
secret information; intelligence
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
having said that; on the other hand
usually; under usual circumstances
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight