correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
treating someone like a child
information transfer; information transmission
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
secretary (government); director; chief
prosecutor general; attorney general
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
assistance; backing; reinforcements
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to await; to wait for; to expect
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to claim victims; to leave casualties
hegemony; leadership; initiative
timewise; temporal; chronal
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
peace talks; peace negotiations
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to correct oneself; to restate
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors