to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to face on; to look out on to
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
security force; public safety force
call; summons; convening; convocation
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
independent unit; autonomous unit
makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared; hastily got up
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
lookout post; observation point
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
as soon as possible; ASAP
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
unloading (a ship); landing; disembarkation
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
the matter you have been talking about
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
and; thereupon; because of that