enemy territory; hostile place
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
scattered animal feed; ground bait
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
great numbers; numerical superiority
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
based on; on the basis of
in its entirety; whole; wholly
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
emigration and immigration
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
property; fortune; means; assets
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
that is to say; so that means
to have a smattering knowledge of
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
person from (the planet of)
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan