to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
Aum Shinrikyo; Japanese religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
aleph (first letter of Hebrew alphabet); Aleph (new name of religious group Aum Shinrikyo)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
phantom; vision; illusion
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
armed forces; military; troops
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
snake; serpent; large snake
military forces; hosts; troops
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
preceding paragraph, section, or verse
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
while; during (the time when)