ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
vocal sound; tone of voice
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
civilian control (of the military)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
should; must; -able; probably; likely
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
information leak; intelligence leak
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
armed might; military power; the sword; force
(political) administration; political power
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
reality; actuality; hard fact
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
joint together; opposite; facing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry