- civilian: person who is not a member of the military, or police or fire-fighting forces
- complicated: hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate
- concur: agree; coincide; be of the same opinion
- confirm: state or prove the truth of; substantiate; verify
- digress: turn aside; get off the main topic; deviate
- fragile: easily broken; breakable; weak; frail
- galore: aplenty; in abundance; plentiful; (always follows the word it modifies)
- genuine: actually being what it is claimed or seems to be; true; real; authenic
- hostile: of or relating to an enemy or enemies; unfriendly, inimical
- impatient: anxious, fretful; not willing to bear delay; not patient