indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
8000; eight thousand; many
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
chief of the general staff
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
will; testament; last request
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
rule; reign; government; governing
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious