robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
helping hand; help; support; aid
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
relation; connection; relevance
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
brown; light brown; tawny
to push aside; to push one's way through
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
dispute; argument; contention
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
since; henceforth; ever since
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
way of speaking; intimation
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...