mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
right (to do something); authority; power
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
firm promise; definite promise
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
gale; violent (strong) wind