painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
foreign; abroad; overseas
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
military personnel; soldier
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
long military service; having experienced many battles
command; lead; generalship; leadership
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
government body; government agency
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official