one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
now that; since; so long as; because
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
another thing; exception; special case
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to employ; to hire; to charter
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
inscrutable; incomprehensible
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
counterintelligence; counterespionage
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
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
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be lacking in options; to be too few
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness