recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
law observance; obeying the law
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
to kill by burning to death
commandant; commanding officer; general
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
number two; mistress; concubine
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
answering machine; answerphone
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
rank (of troops); file; column; formation