to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
competent; suitable; qualified
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
build; physique; frame; constitution
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
rule; reign; government; governing
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
impassioned speech; fervent speech
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to try all possible means
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing