to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
threat; intimidation; menace
though; even if; whether ... or ...
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
power; might; authority; influence
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in public; in company; in the presence of others
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be too numerous; to be too much
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things