to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
I have nothing to do with it
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
this and that; one thing or another
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to torment; to harass; to tease
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
amount of material resources
flying column; detached force
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to detain; to take into custody
release; liberation; acquittal
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to resound (echo) far and wide
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
bolt from the blue; great surprise
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising