joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
greater than ...; bigger ...
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
way; method; means; resource; course
-less; lacking; non-existing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
else; in addition; besides
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
hating; strongly disliking
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
nice; likeable; desirable
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
had better ...; had better not ...
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
notice; attention; observation