present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
narrator; storyteller; reciter
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
firm; unshakeable; resolute
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
regiment of military policemen
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
completely beating someone up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing someone
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show