national defence; national defense
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
investment; contribution; financing
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
state secrets; secrets of the state
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
how; in what way; in what manner
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
simply put; putting it simply; in short
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
ray (of light); beam; light
to begin shooting; to shoot out
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
second arrow; second move; second step
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
strongest ever; most powerful in history