to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
note (letter) left behind; will
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
so; therefore; and; (and) then
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
performance of one's official duties
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
friction; discord; strife
around the world; throughout the world
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to become better; to improve
image; figure; figure; form; image
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
art of self-defense (defence)
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one