index finger; forefinger; second toe
to turn towards; to point
retention; maintenance; preservation
armed forces; military; troops
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
such; this sort of; like this
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
with a momentary flash of light
when it becomes; when it comes to
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
principal occupation; core business
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
military vessel; war fleet
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
villain; baddie; the villain's part
now that; since; so long as; because
explanation; interpretation
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax