armed forces; military; troops
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
murder; killing; murderer
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
please (give me); please (do for me)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at