escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
killing and wounding; bloodshed
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey