program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
abandoned factory; disused factory
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to know (someone); to think; to believe
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
members; member; constituent
intercept; interception; counter-attack
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
addition; annexation; appendage
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
extensive; vast range; wide scope
core member; hardcore member
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on