demonstration; show of force
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
alone; unaided; away from home
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
such a thing; something like that
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
pretension; assumption (of a title)
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
way; method; means; resource; course
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing