dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
although I say; although one might say; although called
cryptographic system; cryptosystem
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to boast; to brag; to talk big
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to put into effect; to put into practice
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
unidentifiable; unidentified
singularity; singular point
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
deed; act; work; performance
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
world domination; global domination
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan