combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
influence (on someone); inspiration
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
Orkut; former Google social networking site
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
above-mentioned; above-named; above
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
rejection (of an application)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously