no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
tool; implement; means; furniture
dark clouds; black clouds
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be accustomed to reading
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter