purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; deeply laid plan
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
interior; inside; internal
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
first meeting; first interview with
even though; despite; when
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher