participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
variation; rogue (something)
student (esp. a university student)
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
large number (of); many; majority
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
fixed date; settlement date
(political) administration; political power
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
still; as yet; as it has been
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to become clear; to be made public
to feel depressed; to be down
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
cross; crossed; cruciform
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
interception; monitoring; tapping
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
pus; corruption; rot; evils
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
reading circle; reading group; book club
change of schedule; schedule change
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)