to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
depravity; corruption; degradation
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
(political) administration; political power
one by one; one after another; successively
diplomatic; diplomatically
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
materials; data; document
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
cannot be helped; unavoidable
inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
will; testament; last request
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
literally; to the letter; literal
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
outbreak of war; starting a war
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
declaration; statement; proclamation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to underrate; to make light of
simply; merely; only; solely