index; indices; indicator
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
equality; impartiality; evenness
holding on to; sticking to
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
that kind; competition; match
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
exploration party; expedition team
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
intensification; aggravation
to be in order; to be organized; to be systematized
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
hometown; rural township (of China)
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
store; reserve; stock; savings
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
armed forces; military; troops
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife