distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to think of; to come up with
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter