face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
devoted; self-sacrificing
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear