First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to lose sight of; to miss
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
peace talks; peace negotiations
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
recommendation; endorsement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
evening; early night hours
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to fight to the bitter end
ability; capability; skill