circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to talk; to chat; to chatter
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
being too late; losing one's final chance
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
how long; how far; how much
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)