startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
armed group; armed insurgents
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
disobeying an order; insubordination
heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
recoilless rifle; recoilless gun
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
succession; continuation; series; sequence
very good luck; excellent fortune
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
centre of (political) power
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
body; physique; build; stature
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
chisel; burin; graver; gad; jumper