power;  authority;  jurisdiction
 influence;  clout;  leverage
 as usual;  as always;  as before;  as ever;  still
 to be astonished;  to be amazed;  to be astounded;  to be deeply impressed
 losing initiative;  being forestalled;  second move (in go or shogi);  moving second;  rear guard
 behind with everything;  too late;  reactive
 first of all;  first thing
 to say no more;  to sink into silence
 duplication;  repetition;  overlapping;  redundancy;  restoration
 (just) making sure;  just to be sure;  just in case;  for caution's sake
 secret;  clandestine;  covert;  spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.);  secret agent
 the person in question;  prominent figure;  distinguished person;  that person
 letting (someone) die without helping
 to be caught in;  to be stuck in;  to stop by;  to drop in for a short visit;  to get mixed up in (trouble);  to get entangled in (a problem);  to fall for (a trick)
 something heard for the first time;  hearing something for the first time
 attention;  notice;  care;  caution;  advice;  warning
 there's no (other) way;  cannot be helped;  unavoidable;  it's no use (doing);  pointless;  hopeless (person)
 concrete;  definite;  specific;  material;  substantial
 sense of impending crisis;  sense of danger
 to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby);  to embrace;  to hug;  to have (a thought or feeling);  to hold;  to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
 process;  procedure;  sequence;  protocol;  instruction
 severe;  strict;  hard (to do);  difficult;  intense (e.g. cold);  harsh (weather)
 even if;  (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...);  whatever;  should
 a considerable number;  a fair number
 10,000;  ten thousand;  myriad;  everything;  all; (arch.)  various
 stochastic;  probabilistic
 implementation (e.g. of a system);  materialization;  materialisation;  realization;  realisation;  actualization
 anyone;  anybody;  everyone;  whoever
 menial;  meanness;  servility;  abject
 in short;  the point is;  the important thing is;  in a word;  basically
 fixed;  settled;  constant;  definite;  uniform;  regularized
 ordinary citizen;  the general public
 fault;  error;  going poorly;  being disadvantageous;  un-;  non-
 to anyone;  to everyone;  by anyone;  by everyone;  in everyone;  in anyone
 a lot;  lots;  enough;  sufficient;  enough;  too many
 snare;  trap (for catching wild game, etc.);  trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
 thundering;  purring;  something large and heavy starting to roll;  scattered about;  common;  idleness;  idling about