surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to capture; to seize; to plunder
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
plan; protocol; manifest; program
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
direct unforked road; straight path
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
looking on; remaining a spectator
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
whispering into a person's ear
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
attendance; presence; appearance
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
distant look; faraway look
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
interchange; international; inter-
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to entrust; to leave to a person
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
comparatively; relatively
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below