pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
big leakage; uncontained leak
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
minimum; at the very least
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
after that; afterwards; thereafter
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
successively; one after another
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
town; city; municipal; urban