tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
delusion; trick of the imagination
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
research institute; (research) laboratory
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
experiment; experimentation
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
rather than; more ... than ...
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
silence (not speaking); muteness
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other