name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
going around; patrol; round; tour
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
remnants of a defeated army
requisition; commandeering; conscription
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
monolith; large slab of rock
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
compelling force; legal force
acquittal; pardon; papal indulgence
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to figure out; to get an idea
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to mix; to stir; to blend
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability