to shake;  to jolt;  to shake (e.g. the political world);  to disturb;  to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
 incident;  affair;  happening;  event
 protection;  defense;  providence;  amulet;  charm
 treaty;  pact;  convention;  agreement
 guarantee;  security;  assurance;  pledge;  warranty
 limit;  limits;  degree;  extent;  the end;  the last;  as long as ...
 (unlikely event of) emergency;  the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1;  (if) by some chance;  by some possibility;  in the unlikely event that
 coincident with;  while;  simultaneously
 to grow long (e.g. hair, nails);  to lengthen;  to extend;  to reach out;  to hold out;  to straighten;  to smooth out
 weak (organization, organisation)
 bonds (between people);  (emotional) ties;  relationship;  tether;  fetters
 when push comes to shove;  when needed;  when necessity arises;  when the moment arrives
 armed might;  military power;  the sword;  force
 large country;  major nation;  great power;  province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
 to count on;  to expect;  to put confidence in;  to trust in;  to depend on
 crisis;  critical situation;  emergency;  pinch
 to use up;  to exhaust;  to devote oneself (to);  to do one's utmost (for);  to do to exhaustion;  to do completely
 oral;  verbal;  spoken;  parol
 promise;  agreement;  convention;  rule;  destiny;  fate
 damn;  damn it;  feces;  excrement;  damn;  damned;  very
 rather;  sooner;  preferably
 simple;  easy;  uncomplicated;  brief;  quick;  light
 qualifications;  requirements;  capabilities
 to keep;  to preserve;  to hold;  to last;  to endure;  to keep well (food)
 now that;  since;  so long as;  because
 to part (usu. of people);  to part from;  to separate (of a couple);  to break up;  to lose (e.g. one's mother);  to be bereaved
 even if;  even though;  even;  too;  whether ... or ...;  no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
 king;  queen;  monarch;  the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.);  the throne
 domination;  rule;  direction;  management;  control (e.g. over one's emotions);  determining (e.g. one's fate)
 to be imaginable;  to be conceivable
 thanks to ...;  owing to ...;  because of ...
 dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris);  squealer;  rat;  loser;  asshole;  counterfeit
 top of ...;  head of ...;  the moment that ...
 the human body;  one's person
 being very forgetful;  having a bad memory
 goblin;  apparition;  monster;  ghost;  phantom;  spectre
 thoroughly;  completely;  severely;  harshly; (arch.)  scattered; (arch.)  disconnected
 to make a display of;  to show off;  to flaunt
 -ical;  -ive;  -like;  -ish;  (something) like;  along the lines of
 even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
 to be tired of;  to be sick of;  to get fed up with
 disagreeable;  detestable;  unpleasant;  reluctant