authority; power; influence
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
approval; license; licence; permission
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
such; like that; in that way
leadership; initiative; spearhead
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
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
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
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
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
security firm; security company
messenger; envoy; emissary
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision