strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
commandant; commanding officer; general
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
party; gang; company; squad
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
our country; our land; one's own country
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
urgent; requiring quick (response)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
number; number plate; license plate
nonchalant air; unruffled air
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
root; joint; base; crotch
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)