test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
apparently; appears to be
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
grasp; catch; understanding
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
choices; alternatives; options
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
match (to light fire with)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings