device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to become hot (from the sun)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
watering hole; watering place
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
direct control; direct supervision
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
forevermore; for eternity
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
hell on earth; living hell
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
minority group (party); minority
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to wait for a ripe moment
to be perturbed; to be agitated
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
last days; the end; one's fate
all-out attack; general offensive