trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to crouch; to squat; to cower
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
immediately; right away; on the spot
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
being too late; losing one's final chance
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to take flight; to disappear
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
together with; same; both; all; including ...
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
massing (of troops); gathering
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
source of funds; source of money
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated