odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
regarding highly; attaching importance to
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
only; merely; but; no more than
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
class; heading; group; category
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
finishing blow; coup de grâce
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically