tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
one bow; one salute; one greeting
zipper; zip; zip fastener
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
(political) power; authority; influence
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
hard fighting; close contest
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
firm; unshakeable; resolute
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
how much; how many; however
great numbers; numerical superiority
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
men and women of all ages
right and wrong; good and evil
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
rationality; reasonableness
based on; on the basis of
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
break in time; interruption; pause
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of