vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
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
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
strategist; tactician; schemer
technical skill; ability; capacity
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
composite; combined; complex
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
indirectly; obliquely; implicitly; by implication; in a roundabout way; casually
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
unable to resist; unable to suppress
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
what day?; what day of the week?
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)