simultaneous;  concurrent;  same time;  synchronous;  together
 composite;  combined;  complex
 to gulp down;  to swallow deeply;  to understand;  to take in;  to engulf;  to swallow up
 to bear;  to stand;  to support;  to withstand;  to be fit for;  to be equal to
 crude;  rough;  plain;  humble;  shabby
 stairs;  stairway;  staircase
 to descend (e.g. a mountain);  to go down;  to alight (e.g. from bus);  to get off;  to step down;  to retire;  to be granted
 before very long;  soon;  someday;  of the previously mentioned;  of that number;  among them
 diversion into illegal channels;  putting on the black market;  selling through illegal channels
 small number;  few;  minority
 eyewitness report;  eyewitness information
 sit down;  sit up;  Sit! (to a dog)
 peremptorily;  willy-nilly;  forcibly
 thanks;  gratitude;  manners;  etiquette;  bow;  reward;  gift
 year;  age;  years;  past one's prime;  old age
 memories;  recollections;  reminiscence
 to oppress;  to persecute;  to tyrannize
 to contain;  to comprise;  to hold in the mouth;  to bear in mind;  to understand;  to express (emotion, etc.)
 one's grasp of the situation;  knowing how matters stand
 thick;  deep;  kind;  cordial;  abundant
 during;  for the duration of
 to escape from;  to get out
 interior;  inside;  internal
 circumstances;  conditions;  situation;  reasons;  state of affairs
 anonymous report;  (secret) information;  tip-off;  informing (against)
 to put out one's hand;  to extend one's arm;  to reach (for);  to try one's hand at (something new)
 piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.)  horse; (arch.)  foal;  bridge (of a violin, etc.)
 battle formation;  lineup (e.g. for a game)
 leader;  boss;  upper part of a flag;  (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
 military force;  force of arms;  strength of an army
 reopening;  resumption;  restarting
 gaining total control (of people or counties);  suppression;  oppression;  control;  mastery;  ascendancy
 arrangement (of resources);  deployment;  stationing;  posting;  disposition;  configuration
 to harden;  to freeze;  to put together;  to collect;  to make secure;  to stabilize;  to fortify
 to stick through;  to force through;  to spread throughout;  to thoroughly diffuse;  to make a path between two points;  to proceed in a logical manner;  to let pass