substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
consideration; taking into account
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
innermost depths of one's heart
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
malicious; deliberately mean
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
sea level; (surface of) sea
right under; directly below; right beneath
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
arrogant look (or attitude); conceited expression; smug face; brazen demeanor (despite being in the wrong); shameless attitude; unabashed manner
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
casualties; the killed and wounded
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve