to launch a surprise attack
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
-less; lacking; non-existing
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
rather; sooner; preferably
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
besides; moreover; in addition
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to tear off; to strip; to rob
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
how many months?; how long?
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
one's every action; every single move
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping