a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
land, sea, and air; army, navy and air force
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
level; standard; water level
successive generations; successive emperors
national crisis; national disaster
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to gather; to collect; to assemble
outside the country; abroad
each nation; many nations; many countries
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
single standard; single base; single-feature show
news; word; tidings; omen
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
black lustre; black luster
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to bury; to embed; to implant
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)