to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
distinction; differentiation; classification
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
chief; main; principal; important
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
riskiness; (level of) danger
consideration; taking into account
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter