a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to say; to be called; to do
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
switching over to; migration; transition
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
guess; conjecture; surmise
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
any more; any further; any better; any longer
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
step; stride; counter for steps
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
rear guard; reserve troops
leader; authority; mainstay
many people; a large number of people