to be prolonged; to drag on
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
reason; cause; circumstances
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
having ended; being resolved
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
hereditary system; hereditary succession
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
otherwise; or else; if not
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
large amount of money; great cost
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
recovery; rescue; recapture
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
mobilization; mobilisation
fragment; one of the group or party
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
around the world; throughout the world
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
internal organs; viscera; intestines