certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
small number; few; minority
dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
means; way; method; measure
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to recall; to remember; to recollect
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to step over or across; to overcome
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to await; to wait for; to expect