to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
conquest; domination; mastery
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
curious; strange; unusual
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to make up one's mind; to be determined
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)