massing (of troops); gathering
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
carrying a portable shrine with arms stretched out (i.e. without shouldering it)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to stroke down; to smooth down
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to have no time to lose; to fight with every minute and every second
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
start; leaving; marching off
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
long (time); protracted; prolonged
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
maid; helper; help; assistance
to have the privilege of doing
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
thought; thinking; opinion
to do coherently (e.g. explain, think); to lay out logically (e.g. one's argument); to reason through (a matter); to do with reason
to entreat; to request earnestly
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
surrounding at a distance
covering the whole ground
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
corduroy; corded velveteen