standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
going around; patrol; round; tour
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
mutual assured destruction
chief; main; principal; major
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
online dictionary; web dictionary
article; news story; report; account
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to be found; to be discovered
general; popular; common; typical
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
traditional; conventional
if it is the case that ...
to spread; to be propagated
memory; sense; experience
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes