to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
according to plan; as planned
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
near oneself; close to one; familiar
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
short distance; short range; short-haul
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
town; city; municipal; urban
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?