state secrets; secrets of the state
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
detour; circumvention; turning movement
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
armed might; military power; the sword; force
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
it hasn't been long since
I shouldn't say this, but
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
naval port; naval station
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman