state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
head; brains; intellect; understanding
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
script; screenplay; scenario
indictment; prosecution; complaint
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
flying column; detached force
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to order; to command; to appoint
rescue mission; evacuation operation
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover