power; authority; jurisdiction
firm promise; definite promise
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
soldier; combatant; warrior
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to be charged with a mission
disadvantageous; long (odds)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to be too numerous; to be too much
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
no way to do; nothing can be done
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
devoted; self-sacrificing
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression