life or death; existence; destiny
military man; warrior; soldier
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
national crisis; national disaster
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
secret; private; surreptitious
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
furnishings; implements; equipment
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
not limited to; not just ...
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
orphan; person without friends
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil