generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
commandant; commanding officer; general
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
party; gang; company; squad
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
providing information; provision of information; information provision
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
our country; our land; one's own country
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
discretion; judgement; judgment
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
urgent; requiring quick (response)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
number; number plate; license plate
nonchalant air; unruffled air
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)