cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
misappropriation of public funds
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
property; fortune; means; assets
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
deployment of troops, equipment, etc. (in preparation for battle)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
in spite of; regardless of
decapitation; decapitated head
private funds; own funds; private property
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
preference; priority; precedence
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
guard; sentinel; garrison
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
national crisis; national disaster
trial; judgement; judgment
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to underrate; to make light of
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
complete set of household goods
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished