personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
interruption; interference; butting in
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
sabotage; subversive activities
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
secret base; hideout; hidden position
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
watchful waiting; careful supervision
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
acquaintance; close friend
good; goodness; right; virtue
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
general classification; broad categorization
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
sword; blade; single stroke
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
none other than; ... himself; ... herself