so; therefore; and; (and) then
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
near oneself; close to one; familiar
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to be entwined; to be involved
together with; same; both; all; including ...
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
close call; narrow escape
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
military force; force of arms; strength of an army