shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
new building; new construction
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
reigning; controlling; dictating
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
secret; private matter; confidential matter
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
subordinate position; lower position
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
set; company; companions; fellows
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
jumping about; rampancy; domination
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
high profile; aggressive attitude