| minefield | <i>ni> 1. kawasan periuk api; 2. (<i>fig.i>) kancah: <i>racial issues can be a political ~i>, isu perkauman boleh menjadi kancah politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| quagmire | <i>ni> 1. lumpur jerlus; 2. (<i>fig.i>) kancah: <i>how do we escape this ~ of debt?,i> bagaimana kita dapat melepaskan diri drpd kancah hutang ini?; <i>let us not get into a ~ of racial controversyi>, janganlah kita terperangkap dlm | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slough 1 | <i> n i> 1. <i> bog,i> selut; 2. <i> (liter.) state difficult to get out of,i> kancah: <i> the incident lifted her out of the ~ of depression,i> peristiwa itu menyebabkan dia keluar dr kancah kekecewaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vortex | <i>ni> 1. pusaran: <i>the ~ of the tornado,i> pusaran puting beliung; 2. (<i>fig.i>) kancah: <i>he was drawn into the ~ of politics,i> dia terseret ke dlm kancah politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |