foreign enemy; outside invader
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
counter for birds or rabbits
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ill will; malice; evil intent
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
station; office; guardroom
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
supply; provision; raising; procurement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
in the end; at the end of the day
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
stone (used for throwing)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)