game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
drama; theatre; theater; play
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
serious; not joking; straight
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
since when; from when; how long
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
innermost depths of one's heart
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
very great; enormous; serious
extensive; vast range; wide scope