cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(social) class; rank; grade
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
commandant; commanding officer; general
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
General Staff Headquarters
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
the Pentagon (US Department of Defense); pentagon
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
this autumn; this fall; autumn of this year
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
international politics; world politics
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter