very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to take command; to give direction
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
not long has passed since ...
beyond this point; from now on; after this
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
strategy meeting; council of war
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
the right person in the right place
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
trial; judgement; judgment
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
self-defense; self-defence
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
funny story; funny anecdote
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition