to walk; to move forward; to make progress
first-rate; finest quality; the best
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
in one's own way or style
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
these guys; these fellows
human rights; civil liberties
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to raise one's voice; to shout
mega- (i.e. 10^6); mega; enormous; huge
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
amount of material resources
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious