to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
the other day; a few days ago
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
intelligence network; information network
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to some extent; to a certain extent
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
but; however; provided that
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
underworld; underside of society
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
form; shape; figure; morph
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to carry around; to carry on one's person
witnessing; observing; sighting
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder