military man; warrior; soldier
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
admiration; wonder; astonishment
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
influence; clout; leverage
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
hard-line policy; tough measure
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
system; institution; organization; organisation
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
outside the country; abroad
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes