meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to grow up; to become an adult
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
personal; individual; private
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
International Mathematical Olympiad; IMO; International Maritime Organization; IMO; International Meteorological Organization; IMO
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
research office; research division; inquiry section
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
intelligence gathering; information gathering
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
hostility; antagonism; opposition
tool; implement; means; furniture
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off