slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
secrecy; highly classified information
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
war; fighting; fierce competition
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
woman; female; feminine gender
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
solely; entirely; only; or
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
how long; how much; to what extent
human resources; man-power resources
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
hateful; detestable; loathsome
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
transport; freight; shipping
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
way of eating; how to eat