in this kind of situation
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
reason; logic; method; system; order
at a stroke; with a single swoop
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
is something that; is that which
to become frizzy (of hair); to be kinky; to curl up; to tingle; to prickle; to sting
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
charcoal; charred remains
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
one house; the same house
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to look around; to look towards (us)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
(how) many times; (how) often
jujitsu (martial art); jiujitsu; jujutsu
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
weight (for scales); counterweight
to succeed; to bear fruit
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)