defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
danger; peril; hazard; risk
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
one's every action; every single move
memory; ability to remember
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
still; even now; to this day
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to rock; to shake; to swing
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock