stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
Defense Intelligence Agency; DIA
intimidation; threat; bluster
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
relating to the USA; toward America; with America
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
centre of attention; center of attention
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
Bosnia (region); Bosnia and Herzegovina
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous