being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to crawl out of; to creep out of
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
pack of wolves; wolf pack
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)