occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
tourist resort; holiday resort
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
clear; distinct; evident; definite
stationing (troops); occupancy
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
tone (of voice); manner of talking
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
killing and wounding; bloodshed
tool; implement; means; furniture
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
sharing; division; draw; tie
state secrets; secrets of the state
preference; priority; precedence
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself