to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
intensification; aggravation
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to read the situation; to sense the mood
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to understand; to make out
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
distant look; faraway look
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
notice; notification; report; posting
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear