to spread rumors; to spread rumours
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
mobilization; mobilisation
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
night view; night skyline; nightscape
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to call a person's attention (to)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
way out; means to escape; escape route
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
offense; offence; method of attack
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
essence; true nature; substance; reality
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on