hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to name; to call; to christen; to term
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
a little bit; a little while
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
security (e.g. data, password, etc.)
otherwise; if not; or else
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
war; fighting; fierce competition
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be expensive; to be costly
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
in the future; another day; later
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
government office; government agency; authorities
scale; scope; plan; structure
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
while; even though; despite
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
reduced-size edition (esp. of an unabridged compilation of a newspaper); compact edition
yearbook; almanac; annual
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to become a thing of the past
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as