evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
hidden treasure; treasured article
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to prowl after; to keep watch on
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
helping hand; help; support; aid
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
classical form of martial art
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
business manners; business etiquette
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other