to take command; to give direction
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to challenge (a person) to a fight
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
way of solving (a problem); solution
both; both sides; both parties
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
decisive battle of brief duration
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying