unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
motherland; fatherland; native country
war; fighting; fierce competition
intensification; aggravation
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to employ; to hire; to charter
difference; variation; difference
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
silence (not speaking); muteness
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to laugh away; to laugh off
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
program (e.g. TV); programme
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
torii; Shinto shrine archway
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)