confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
about; concerning; related to; -ish
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
going up and down; rising and falling
stairs; stairway; staircase
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
besides; moreover; in addition
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness