threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
proposal; motion; recommendation
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
stifled (laughter); simmering
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
very; much; greatly; a lot of
supporting role (actor); minor role
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to throw at; to turn; to raise
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
participation; joining; entry; adherence
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn