sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
information discovery; disclosure of information
secrecy; highly classified information
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
authenticity; credibility
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
self-torturing; masochistic
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
opinion; point of view; visual point
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
sorry to bother you, but ...
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
hostility; animosity; enmity
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
(the) executive; administration; leadership
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
absence; disregard; indifference