birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
foreign enemy; outside invader
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
leader; authority; mainstay
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
guidelines for action; personal principles
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
the scruff or nape of the neck
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
human; human-like; as a person
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
hard to get; hard to come by
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
justice; fairness; impartiality
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision