(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
time (for a program, programme); broadcasting hours; air time
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
heating power; thermal power; firepower
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
calm; composed; cool; quiet
letting (someone) die without helping
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
penalty; sentence; punishment
life imprisonment; life sentence
middle period; medium-term
jail sentence; imprisonment
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
winning streak; good time to make a profit
massing (of troops); gathering
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
conventional forces; conventional military forces
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
novel; original; new; innovative
in the meanwhile; during the time
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
reopening; resumption; restarting
practice; practising; experience
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman