stationing (troops); garrisoning
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
lack of information; data deficiency
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
from the viewpoint of; according to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to form a pair; to pair up
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
large number (of); many; majority
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
going around; patrol; round; tour
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash