kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
para para; disco dancing with synchronized arm motions
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to take to task; to take it out on
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
hard struggle; strenuous effort
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
riskiness; (level of) danger
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
big leakage; uncontained leak
covert action; covert operations
hot topic; talk of the town
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
totally willing; fully motivated
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)