headquarters; head office; main office
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
potentiality; dormancy; latency
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
with a bang (clash, bump)
autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
workshop; studio; atelier
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
central processing unit; CPU
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
bowing (a string instrument)
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
strongest ever; most powerful in history
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
birth (of a saint, monarch, etc.); nativity
crash (esp. of a vehicle); crash; kurash (Central Asian form of wrestling)