infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
evil design; crafty plan; plot
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
error; mistake; slip; bug
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
at a stroke; with a single swoop
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to appear all together; to be all present
northerly (wind); from the north
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
fame; popularity; reputation
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
interference; intervention; meddling
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
in one's hands; in one's control
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
divide and rule; divide and conquer
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character