draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
quote-unquote; so-called; bracketed
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to forget completely; to leave behind
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
everywhere; all over; throughout
police; police officer; police station
independent; unaffiliated; self-funding
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to step forward; to take a step forward
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
viewer; (television) audience
to pause; to have a short intermission
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
quotation; citation; reference
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
whole nation; whole land; whole country
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
settlement; solution; resolution
amount of money; sum of money
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation