blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
business; trade; operations; sales
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to indicate; to show; to point to