to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
position; location; base; point; site
all (there is); as long as there is
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry