hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to become misty; to become hazy
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
leader; central personage
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
end of a match; end of a game
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
limited; limiting; restrictive
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
whole story; full picture; full particulars
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly