compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
every month; each month; monthly
psychiatry; psychiatric department
separatists; secessionists
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
open source (software, etc.)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
undeveloped country; third world country
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
guess; conjecture; surmise
news; word; tidings; omen
callback; recall (of defective products)
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
recovery; rescue; recapture
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
estimated time of arrival; ETA
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
leading; guiding; commanding