intelligence operative; spy
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
it is I who should say so
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to stop walking; to pause
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
world; society; people; the public
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
personal grudge; personal enmity
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
foreigner; alien; stranger
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to blaze; to burn brightly
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
with a start; with a jump