to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to try all possible means
construction; architecture (of buildings)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
on countless occasions; many a time
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
close call; narrow escape
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
stupid brat; son of a bitch
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be to the point; to be pertinent
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap