sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
outline; survey; compendium
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
genius; prodigy; natural gift
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
precarious situation; precarious state
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
specialization; specialisation
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
100,000; hundred thousand
dozens; scores of; decades
to be dead; to be lifeless
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set