newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
guidelines for action; personal principles
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be helpful; to be useful
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
that; the matter in question
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to be overcome with emotion
to let out a cry; to break forth
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
posture; position; stance
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)