monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
state religion; official religion; established religion
one's post; place of work; workplace
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
information leak; data breach
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
manipulation of information; spin
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
academy of arts; arts academy
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral (of a story); allegorical meaning
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
error; mistake; slip; bug
cryptography; encryption technology
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
complicated and mysterious
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to extend; to expand; to spread out
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
accidental death; casualty
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to have an eye on; to zero in on
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
border (between countries); national border
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers