dark place; unlit spot; darkness
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government); releasing information (of an organization or an individual); making public
demotion; relegation; downgrading
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
will not do; do not; does not
treatment; service; handling; management
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
manufacturing plant; production facility
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
unconfirmed; unidentified
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
like a decent person; human
graceful young woman; sylph
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
practical; realistic; pragmatic
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental