to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
right of succession; right to the throne
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
older sister and younger brother
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
something; some kind of; for some reason
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
secretary (government); director; chief
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
line; queue; procession; matrix
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
simply; merely; only; solely
armed forces; military; troops