top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
soldier; combatant; warrior
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
skill; dexterity; proficiency
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
finish; finishing; finishing touches
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
something like ...; something called ...
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
when it becomes; when it comes to
to live; to make a living; to get on with
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
forced repatriation; deportation
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor