elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to show up; to appear; to turn up
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
very; greatly; exceedingly
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
estimate (of costs); budget
thousands; several thousand
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
bhava (becoming, existence)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
ingenuity; resourcefulness
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
embodying; expressing concretely
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to put into effect; to put into practice
to be damaged; to receive damage
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
be (that) as it may; having said that