robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
discretion; consideration; allowance
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
flight; desertion; escape
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
drama; play; powerful drug
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
richly colored; richly coloured
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
cc (email); carbon copy; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
and so; therefore; for that reason
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out