to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
short and stout; small but wide around
sense of smell; olfaction
conviction; belief; confidence
to become pale; to turn pale
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
spy; secret agent; spying
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
close; intimate; on good terms
to command; to dominate; to prevent; to obstruct; to grip; to hold
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
around the end of (a period of time)
homecoming; returning home
this spring; spring this year
tribute (to a monarch, feudal lord, etc.); taxes; taxation
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
yearning; longing for; deep affection