delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
newspaper story (article, account)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to jot down a note
unconditional command; must-obey order
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
private citizen; civilian
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
equality; impartiality; evenness
soldier; combatant; warrior
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
spirituality; spiritual nature
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
killing two birds with one stone
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
hunting ground; hunting preserve
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
predation; eating prey; preying upon
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad