deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to employ; to hire; to charter
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
follower; attendant; valet; servant
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
self-defense; self-defence
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
corridor; hallway; passageway
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend