good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
Brighton (Britain); Blyton
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
agricultural community; farm village; rural
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
apparently; appears to be
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
election; selection; choice
reigning; controlling; dictating
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
secret meeting; secret conference
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
those present; attendance
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
authenticity; credibility
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen