from the viewpoint of; according to
everything; anything; nothing
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
large number (of); many; majority
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
tension; mental strain; nervousness
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
(social) class; rank; grade
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent