to commit a crime; to commit a sin
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
moment by moment; hour by hour
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to move forward; to move on
base (military, expedition, etc.)
explosive; blasting powder
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
as if nothing had happened
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
splinters of glass; glass shards