contest; competition; struggle; scramble
guidelines for action; personal principles
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
National Security Council
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
Director of National Intelligence (USA); DNI
Department of Defense (US); the Pentagon
kind; sort; species; species
hostility; antagonism; opposition
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
that country; (arch.) nirvana
trend of the times; way things are going