prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
counter for generations; epoch
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
head; lead; vanguard; first
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
weak (organization, organisation)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure