without eating or drinking
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
(death from) starvation; starving to death
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
power; authority; jurisdiction
direct appeal; direct petition
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
now that you say that; now that you mention it
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
capture; looting; plundering; abduction (using violence or threats); kidnapping