watch-keeping; guard; lookout
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
art of war; strategy; tactics
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
otherwise; or else; if not
preference; priority; precedence
training; education; development; cultivation
to take command; to give direction
several people; a few people
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
employment (long term); hire
somewhat far; fairly distant
outside the country; abroad
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to become clear; to be made public