financial muscle; economic clout
minority group (party); minority
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
hostility; animosity; enmity
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be in constant attendance
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
physical strength; muscular strength