armed might; military power; the sword; force
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to put into effect; to put into practice
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
relation; connection; relevance
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over