vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to threaten; to make threats
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
people; citizens; subjects; folk
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
every evening; every night
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
(political) power; authority; influence
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice