originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
difficult to approach; inaccessible
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to increase; to add to; to augment
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
snake; serpent; large snake
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
pride; dignity; self-worth
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
lightly; easily; carelessly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to some extent; to a certain extent