title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
headquarters; head office; main office
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
political structure or mechanism
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
direct control; direct supervision
self-defense; self-defence
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
interior; inside; internal
independent state; independent nation
power; authority; influence
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
calling by name; designation; nomination
it's no joke; gimme a break!
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
influence; clout; leverage
(political) power; authority; influence
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
to get someone to say; to make someone say
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
tool; implement; means; furniture
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account