somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
powerful person; influential person
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
servile submission; subservience
(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)
(not so) much; (not) very
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
choppy sea; chopping waves; triangle wave
failure; stumbling; setback
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be conspicuous; to stand out
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
union; joining; conjugation
value judgement; value judgment
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
Marco Polo Bridge (China)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage