invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
(electric) torch; flashlight
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to claim victims; to leave casualties
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
scale; scope; plan; structure
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
in that way; like that; that way
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
reputation; respectability
troublesome; annoying; complicated
good person; virtuous person
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
an honest man; a good citizen
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion