item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
light trap (for killing insects)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
precondition; prerequisite
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
process; course; mechanism
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
victim; injured party; sufferer
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless