robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to increase; to add to; to augment
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
danger; peril; hazard; risk
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
height (of a person); stature
lightly; easily; carelessly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to mind; to care; to worry
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
light; easy; non-serious; minor
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence