closely-guarded secret; top secret
to leave word; to leave a message
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
intention; idea; inclination; wish
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
insubordination; disobedience
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
authority; power; influence
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
overhasty; rash; premature
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
in name only; titular; nominal
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
offensive (movement); aggression
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples