union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
such; like that; in that way
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
villain; baddie; the villain's part
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to give an impression; to make an impression
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
jumping to a wrong conclusion
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
security firm; security company
messenger; envoy; emissary
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out