store; reserve; stock; savings
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
executives; top management; governing body
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
passing through without stopping; passing by
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
other side; opposite side; other party
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown