to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
arrest; apprehension; capture
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
export; exportation; efferent
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
bribe; sweetener; douceur
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
way (of doing); manner; method; means
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
true state; actual condition; reality
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
wounded person; injured person
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
blow; hit (on the body); beating
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
ultimate; final; last; eventual
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout