root; source; origin; cause
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
this and that; one thing or another
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress
weird; strange; mysterious
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to mind; to care; to worry
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
-less; lacking; non-existing
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
state of mind; mentality; psychology
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
since when; from when; how long
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation