incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
promising; hopeful; full of promise
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
of great promise; with a promising future
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to do over; to remake; to resume
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
environmental maintenance; environmental improvement
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
review; reconsideration; revision
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
conference with much socializing but little real progress; (lit.) the congress dances (but doesn't progress)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
influence; clout; leverage
awareness; realization; noticing
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
slight; little; insignificant
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise