plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
piece of evidence; evidence
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
few decades; many decades; several decades
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
war; fighting; fierce competition
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guess; conjecture; surmise
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
offender; criminal; culprit
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
to press a question; to cross-examine
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
interference; intervention; meddling
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)