to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
strategic vision; strategic acumen
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
(large) gun; artillery; cannon
as; because; with; due to
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to brush off; to shake off
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to become red; to redden; to blush
9th day of the month; nine days
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)