lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
extermination; annihilation
real thing; original; actual
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to think of; to come up with
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
troops; group members; team members
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
connection; link; relationship
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to sink (into); to get depressed
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
outsider; someone outside of a group
dictatorship; despotic government
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
worst; worst-case (scenario)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
international politics; world politics
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
private; exclusive; secret