to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
deep subterranean area; deep underground
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to burrow through; to dig through
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
rapid expansion; rapid growth; sharp increase
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
at that time; in those days
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
helper; assistant; help; assistance
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)