someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
speech; expression; wording; language
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
one's own army; one's own team
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
throwaway; disposable; single-use
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
act of terror; act of terrorism