soon; shortly; nearly; almost
alert status; emergency alert
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
at once; immediately; right now
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
chimera (mythological); chimaera
head; lead; vanguard; first
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
mask; disguise; guise; mask
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
strategy meeting; council of war
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
conference room; council room
presence; sitting with; being with
group; party; team; squad; section
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction