kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
scale; scope; plan; structure
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
(national) capital (city); metropolis
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
success; achievement; fruition
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
whole nation; whole land; whole country
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to give directions; to issue instructions
river; stream; River; the ... river
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner