(right at the) side; just beside
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
now that; since; so long as; because
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
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 exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
news; word; tidings; omen
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
internal conditions; true state of affairs
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
preference; priority; precedence
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
you; (arch.) your residence
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand