night attack; nocturnal assault
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
jumping to a wrong conclusion
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
judgment; judgement; discernment
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
falling asleep at the wheel
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
triangle; triangular shape
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to set on fire; to ignite
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
the way back; the way home; return trip
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
national traits or character; nationality
blogger (writer of a weblog)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
pitching in consecutive games; making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments