proposal; motion; recommendation
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
just because; even if; even though
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
bad news; news of a death; death notice
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
manly; masculine; like a man
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
otherwise; or else; if not
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
slightly early; just before
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
enemy territory; hostile place
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
nod; inclination of the head
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way