sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
proposal; offer; request; application
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
headquarters; head office; main office
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
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
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
associate member (esp. of a crime syndicate)
to sell off; to sell completely
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being