cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
bribe; sweetener; douceur
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
proposed site; site chosen
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
pus; corruption; rot; evils
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
as; because; with; due to
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
next term; next period; next version; next release
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
authority; power; influence
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
(political) power; authority; influence
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
birth; creation; formation
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering