retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
to make a speech; to address
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
practical problem; practical matter
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case