to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
stepping back; drawing back
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
personal history; background; career
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
arrest; apprehension; capture
scale; scope; plan; structure
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
(distinction of) sex; gender
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
first-class goods; A-grade product
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(Chinese) merchant caravan
to select someone (out of many people)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit