appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to flare up; to fly into a rage
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
victim; injured party; sufferer
so what!; who gives a damn?
murder; killing; murderer
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
imagination; supposition; guess
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
family; members of a family
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be able to manage somehow or another
last night; yesterday evening
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
because of; owing to; due to
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
no!; no no!; no, not at all
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
proposal; proposition; suggestion