chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
closely-guarded secret; top secret
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to have an idea; to have a clue
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
to open; to unfold; to spread out
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to become attached; to begin to love
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
sago (edible sago palm starch)
retainer; retinue; servant
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
subordinate work; assistant; servant
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw