skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
to be discordant; to have discord
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
subsidy; grant; subvention
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
small; fine; detailed; stingy
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in unison; as one; united
draw (in competition); tie game
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to launch a surprise attack
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
what proportion; what percentage
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
power map; power structure; power relationships
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog