performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to be muddy; to be slushy
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
territory; autonomous region
simply put; putting it simply; in short
product; produce; result; fruit
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
inspection; examination; survey
observation; survey; watching
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
conference room; council room
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)