true character; real nature
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
Stasi (Staatssicherheitsdienst, state security service of East Germany)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
individualism; egoism; selfishness
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
political measures; policy
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
if so; in that case; in that situation
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
deconstruction (as in the term coined by Jacques Derrida)
how; in what way; by what means
speech; expression; wording; language
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
aggressiveness; aggression
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to use up all one's strength
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)