brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
retainer; vassal; servant
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
that year; same year; same age
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to be rearranged or transposed
level ground; horizon; field of view
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
to pierce through; to break through
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
informal consent; private consent
confidentially; privately; off the record
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
how; in what way; I wonder
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
journal; magazine; periodical
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
experimental; provisional
prototype model; experimental machine
being good at cooking; good cook
precocity; early ripening; premature development