recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
depression; low spirits; dejection
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
intelligence operative; spy
early on; earlier on; from early
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and closing; opening and shutting
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
corridor; hallway; passageway
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy