first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
every person; every mouth; every entrance
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
uncertainty; indeterminacy; unreliability; unauthenticity
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
experiment; experimentation
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
accomplishment; execution
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
cannot be helped; unavoidable
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
different opinion; objection
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to step over or across; to overcome
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains