(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
not worth considering; out of the question
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
big corporation; major firm; leading company
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
demesne; estate; private land; private property
extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
approval; acceptance; toleration
shady; underhanded; questionable
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
peace preservation; security; safety
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
means; way; method; measure
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
sabotage; subversive activities