ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
reply; response; -less; sexless (relationship); loess
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to sniff out; to get wind of
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
sitting and lying down; daily life
trifling; trivial; slight
to rock; to shake; to swing
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
mountain road; mountain trail
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively