trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
way out; means to escape; escape route
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
main purpose; primary objective
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to take command; to give direction
absence; disregard; indifference
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
training; drill; practice; discipline
penetration; permeation; transmission
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
land subsidence; decline in influence
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
big frame; large figure; huge body
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
considerably; greatly; a lot
large build; large pattern
university student; college student
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to leave (a scene); to step away
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to speak; to hear a voice
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front