in person; personally; directly
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
at the present time; as of now; at this time
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
military authorities; army circles
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
indirectly; obliquely; implicitly; by implication; in a roundabout way; casually
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
on the occasion of; at the time of
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
other; another; over; more than; I; me
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to relax; to feel at home
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
guard; sentinel; garrison
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert