to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
trivial; not amounting to much
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
one's home country; one's homeland
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
loading; charging; filling
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
half-sister (younger, different mother)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
equality; impartiality; evenness
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
meditation; contemplation
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
separate; scattered; apart