to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
conventional forces; conventional military forces
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to incur someone's enmity
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
equality; impartiality; evenness
to blame; to find fault with
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to extort (money); to blackmail
fishing industry; fishery
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
way out; means to escape; escape route
last night; yesterday evening
outlook; general situation
coastal waters; adjacent seas
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly