to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
release; liberation; acquittal
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
recovery; undoing; recall
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
cruelty; hard-heartedness
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
(personal) background check
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
immediately; at once; instantly
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
appointment; rendezvous; date
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches