to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
incident; affair; happening; event
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
weak (organization, organisation)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
armed might; military power; the sword; force
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
rather; sooner; preferably
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
now that; since; so long as; because
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
the human body; one's person
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant