kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to talk to oneself; to mutter
follow-up report; further news
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
invisibly; secretly; privately
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
exhaust sound; exhaust note
embankment made of earth; bank; levee
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
every person; every mouth; every entrance
absorption; suction; attraction
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
control column; yoke; joystick
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to run down (stairs, etc.)