fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
contradiction; inconsistency
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
each state; each province; each county
special; particular; peculiar; unique
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
life or death; existence; destiny
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
largest class; top category
VIP; very important person
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
international border dispute
how much; how many; to what extent
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
pure; true; genuine; unmixed