society; the world; the times
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to kill; to defeat; to beat
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to jump upon (a moving object)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
near; nearby; not far off
invisibly; secretly; privately
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
the scruff or nape of the neck
other side; opposite side; other party
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to thrust down; to push off
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard