activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
tendency; trend; inclination
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
interference; intervention; meddling
wild beast; wild animal; brute
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
importance; emphasis; stress
regarding highly; attaching importance to
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
riskiness; (level of) danger
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
action; operation; effect; function
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
this for sure; certainly is
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
like this; in this way; as you see
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to raise one's voice; to shout
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
it's been a long time; long time no see
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude