elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
under the staircase; understairs
to make a speech; to address
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
underworld; underside of society
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
permanent; perpetual; lasting
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable