foreign enemy; outside invader
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
administration of justice; judicature
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
firm; strong; solid; stable
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
discipline; punishment; reprimand
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
minimum; at the very least
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
Johnston; Johnstone; Jonstone
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
instead; but (on the other hand)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
legend; folklore; tradition
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while