detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
thousands; several thousand
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
interior; inside; internal
defence forces; defence corps
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
estimate (of costs); budget
application; request; petition
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
state of the war; war situation
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
complementation; supplementation; completion
thorough; exhaustive; complete
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
consequence; outcome; result; blame
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
crops; agricultural produce
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)