several hundred; hundreds (of)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be consistent; to be coherent
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
world; society; people; the public
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
princess; daughter of a nobleman
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
control; management (e.g. of a business)
secrecy; highly classified information
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
shady; underhanded; questionable
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
a long time ago; in those days
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning