madness; craziness; insanity
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
method of bringing up; method of raising
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
upward adjustment; upward revision
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to have a rumor circulating
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
Washington, D.C. (United States)
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
(one's) military service record
person of common sense; common sense man
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
breakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break
the Pentagon (US Department of Defense); pentagon
taking (something) seriously
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week