clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to become dim; to become blurred
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be bony; to be angular
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to play a central role; to take a leading part
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
end; tip; extremities; terminal
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
several weeks; a few weeks
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position