innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
article; news story; report; account
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
of course; certainly; indeed
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
to spit out; to eject; to dump
while crying; tearfully; in tears
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to be kind to; to treat kindly
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to give; to do (something) for
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
mutation; change; transition
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
be (that) as it may; having said that
finish; finishing; finishing touches
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
righteousness; justice; right
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes