nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
justification; rationalization
long (defensive) wall; Great Wall of China
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
people; citizens; subjects; folk
bedside; near one's pillow
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
nothing but; none other than
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
state of the war; war situation
assistance; backing; reinforcements
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)