group; party; team; squad; section
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
quite; utterly; really; completely
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to subsist; to keep on living
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
no, not like that (but like this)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk