sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
short gaff; hand gaff; hook on a wooden handle
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
defeating in an instant; instant kill
scene; spectacle; sight; view
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
(dead) body; corpse; remains
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
going around; patrol; round; tour
last days; the end; one's fate
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
administrative; managerial; operational
specialization; specialisation
artificial intelligence; AI
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
tools and materials; equipment and materials
number of persons; personnel
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan