puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to relax; to feel at home
to say; to tell; to state; to do
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
spring snow (usu. large snowflakes)
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
how long; how far; how much
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
beginning; outset; first; onset
flag; banner; ensign; (one's) stance; position; opinion
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
infancy; childhood; tender age
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
leader; central personage
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
messenger; envoy; emissary
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related