mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
abstract or impracticable theory
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
foundation stone; cornerstone
place to die; place of death
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
amount of material resources
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
watchful waiting; careful supervision
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
flawless; absolute perfection