police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to squeeze out; to wring out
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
not worth considering; out of the question
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
higher rank; better position
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
serious; severe; grave; acute
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
both (people); the two of them
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)