boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
administration of justice
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(social) class; rank; grade
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
memory; sense; experience
police officer; policeman; policewoman
womanly; ladylike; feminine
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
economical; efficient; lean; compact
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
one way or the other; either way
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(theatrical) fighting scene
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
number of (large) animals
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked