usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
intelligence operative; spy
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
as stated; verbatim; literally
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
ending up right back where one started
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
bubo (inflamed swelling in a gland)
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to be smeared; to be covered
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
stupid brat; son of a bitch
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
great cause; moral law; justice
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
by sheer strength; by brute force
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
conviction; belief; confidence
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost