to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
arrest; apprehension; capture
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
royal castle; imperial castle
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
locational advantage; advantageous position
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
leader; authority; mainstay
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
these guys; these fellows
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last