private affairs; personal matter
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
counterintelligence; counterespionage
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
value; worth; virtue; blessing
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
shuttle transportation; shuttling back and forth