circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
when it comes to; concerning
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
alteration; falsification; faking
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
hard struggle; strenuous effort
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
smoothly; easily; readily
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sobering up; method of sobering up
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
phantom; vision; illusion
both; both sides; both parties
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap