to wait and see; to see how the land lies
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to employ; to hire; to charter
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
our country; our land; one's own country
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
predicament; one's ground; one's position
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
power; authority; jurisdiction
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
conviction; belief; confidence
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
don't you think?; indicates question
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
action; operation; effect; function
no way to do; nothing can be done
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
imprisonment; incarceration
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman