depredation-predatory-prey-bauk-balk-bulk-plunder-robbery-predator

predatory
Some people were predatory.
有些人是富有掠夺性的。
prey
She looked like a lion baulked of its prey.
她看上去像一头被夺走了猎物的狮子。
bauk=balk
To emancipate all mankind, we will balk at no sacrifice. even that of our lives.
为了全人类的解放，即使牺牲生命也在所不惜。

bulk在口语中有批发的意思，大量的买
It's cheaper to buy in bulk.
大批购买便宜些。
The crops have been destroyed by the depredations of insects.
昆虫的破坏毁掉了庄稼。

The troops crossed the country, plundering and looting as they went.
部队经过乡村，一路抢劫掳掠。
No suspect has yet been identified in that robbery either.
目前这起盗窃案也没有锁定嫌疑人。