just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
chance; opportunity; occasion
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to some extent; to a certain extent
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
rare; uncommon; not often seen
slight; little; insignificant
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
as much as one can; as much as possible
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
within; inside of; less than
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
murder; homicide; manslaughter
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy