ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to make sure of the truth
police officer; policeman; constable
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
one's best interests; one's own good
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
breakdown of negotiations
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
repentance; confession; penitence
Son of God; child of an emperor
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
many; a lot; much; multitude
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
things at hand; personal belongings
Cronus (Greek god); Kronos