grasp; catch; understanding
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
assertion; declaration; affirmation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
preliminary investigation; preparation
discovery; detection; finding
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
interior; inside; internal
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
antiquity; the previous era
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
connection; link; relationship
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
this world; this life; this generation; present day
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
personal (employee); employed; retained
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
breath; breathing; tone; mood