to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
command; lead; generalship; leadership
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
emperor (of Japan); mikado
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
birth; creation; formation
locational advantage; advantageous position
to escape from; to get out
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
disturbance; riot; mayhem
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
pride; boast; credit (to)
root; source; origin; cause
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)