command; lead; generalship; leadership
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
had better ...; had better not ...
guard; sentinel; garrison
going around; patrol; round; tour
before the gate; in front of the gate
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
line; queue; procession; matrix
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to examine; to check; to inspect
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
surely; certainly; without doubt
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
alert status; emergency alert
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to shoot down; to win; to gain
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped