establishment; settlement
reason for being; raison d'être
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
way of speaking; intimation
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(terrorist) suicide bombing
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
head start; initiative; preemption
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
historical; traditional; historic
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable