back; rear; background; behind the scenes
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
when it becomes; when it comes to
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
strategist; tactician; schemer
something like ...; something called ...
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
connection; link; relationship
cooperation; collaboration
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag