materials; data; document
laws and regulations; legislation
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
defeating in an instant; instant kill
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
sea of fire; sea of flame
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
generation; the world; the age
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to cultivate a better understanding
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
bolt from the blue; great surprise
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
under control (e.g. of territory)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
means of transportation; transport service
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
different opinion; objection
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
neighboring countries; surrounding countries