imagination; supposition; guess
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
apparent; obvious; very clear
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
it hasn't been long since
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be embarrassed; to lose face
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
something; something or other; something something
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
first meeting; first interview with
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
personage; person (deserving of respect)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
at that time; in those days
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
alteration; falsification; faking
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
Lewes (Britain); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track