to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
hot and humid; muggy; sultry
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
sign; indication; omen; symptom
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
battle formation; disposition of troops
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
visual confirmation; sighting
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
enemy territory; hostile place
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
technical skill; ability; capacity
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
hard to control; unmanageable