armed might; military power; the sword; force
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
process; course; mechanism
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
safety; welfare; well-being
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to anticipate; to foresee
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)