gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
badness; evilness; bad; evil
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
headquarters; head office; main office
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
difficult to ...; hard to ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
space; interval; space character; whitespace
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
still (continuing); as ever; further
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(political) power; authority; influence
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to smear with blood; to kill
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry