striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
reigning; controlling; dictating
military force; military strength
arrest; apprehension; capture
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
armed forces; military; troops
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
lawless area; lawless district
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
cross; crossed; cruciform
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
in the meanwhile; during the time
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
rampancy; prevalence; domination
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
heating power; thermal power; firepower
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to attempt; to test; to try out