decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
to prowl after; to keep watch on
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
fast walking; semi-jogging
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
murder; homicide; manslaughter
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to forget completely; to leave behind
independent action; acting alone
concreteness; feasibility
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
offensive camp; team at bat
nine times; twisting around many times
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
booby trap explosive; booby trap bomb
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
excellent; superb; first-rate
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly