defense capability (defence)
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
surname; family name; last name
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
in the background; not standing out
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
piling up; multiple layers
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
seeing something that isn't actually there; hallucination; pretending not to see; looking the other way; looking upwards
luminous flux; pencil (of light); beam
safety; welfare; well-being
older brother; elder brother
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to be dead; to be lifeless
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)