recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
particularly; only; in the case of
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
great admiration; deep respect
different opinion; objection
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
etc.; et cetera; and so on
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
cross; crossed; cruciform
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(made of) stone; stone-built