intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
premature death; untimely death; dying young
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to be expensive; to be costly
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
if it is (the case that ...)
not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
partnership; (same-sex) partnership
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
territorial right; dominion
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation