bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to surround; to crowd around
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
declaration of war; proclamation of war
injured person; wounded person; casualty
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
noisy; confused; uproarious
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
beforehand; in advance; previously
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
one's physical safety; personal security
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
not in one's right mind; insane
military personnel; soldier
while being out of the office or away from home
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
target group; target persons
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
duty; function; office; mission; task
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics