evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
cabinet (of a government); ministry
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be found; to be discovered
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling