concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
only recently; just of late
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
successive generations; successive emperors
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(not) even once; (not) ever
battlefield; battleground
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness