wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to try all possible means
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
influence; clout; leverage
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
law and order; (official) discipline
activity; briskness; prosperity
obedience; submission; resignation
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
extended leave; long vacation
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
power map; power structure; power relationships
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
attenuation; damping; decay
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang