suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to tear up and throw away
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
in the future; another day; later
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
the other day; a few days ago
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
every person; each one; everybody
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
cardinal (Catholic Church)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
enemy movements; enemy's position
to order; to command; to appoint
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
that is to say; so that means
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
at a young age; while still young
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
hey there; I say; see here
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase