following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
cold reception; inhospitality
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
cessation; (coming to an) end
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to ask a question; to ask questions
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
staying behind; remaining; residual
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
outward appearance; looks
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
hate; hate crime; hate speech; hate; threat
likability; favorability; popularity
to subsist; to keep on living