foreigner; alien; stranger
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
intensification; aggravation
to anticipate; to foresee
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to accuse someone; to charge someone
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
young girl; lass; adolescent female
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
excessive; too much; unreasonable
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
hostility; animosity; enmity
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall