natural calamity; disaster
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to express (in words); to confess
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unidentifiable; unidentified
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
massing (of troops); gathering
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
region; limits; stage; level
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
intercept; interception; counter-attack
official announcement; proclamation
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
the other day; a few days ago
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
sour look; surly face; pout
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
proper; right; reasonable
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)