influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
armed forces; military; troops
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
sexual experience (with men)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
otherwise; or else; if not
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
orders; instructions; directive; command
out-of-school; off-campus
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
colouring; coloring; colorant
speaking of ...; as for ...
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end