to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
plate armor; plate armour
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to throw open; to leave open
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to become dim; to become blurred
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point