to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
simultaneous; all at once
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be talented; to be able
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
a little bit; a little while
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
(necessary) personnel; required person
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
large number (of); many; majority
player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
out of bounds; beyond the pale
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
extent; scope; sphere; range; span