nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
close; intimate; on good terms
viewing as a problem; problematizing
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
government; administration
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to attempt; to test; to try out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
rather; sooner; preferably
self-examination; reflection
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
don't you think?; indicates question