origin; beginning; source
custom; habit; customary practice
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
practicality; utility; usefulness
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
maintaining the status quo
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
self-determination; suicide
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to kill; to choke the life out of
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
one's every action; every single move
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
to pretend; to act (as if)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)