diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
military authorities; army circles
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
support; backing; aid; assistance
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to disperse; to take a castle
production; output; turning out
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
the instability of a political situation; political instability
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
internal troubles; domestic discord
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to take; to catch; to capture
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to lie down; to throw oneself down
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in