early (days); initial stage; initial
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
hope of success; prospects of success
to wash again; to reconsider
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
that is to say; so that means
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
view; opinion; finding; findings
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
evil spirit; demon; devil
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
(computer) command; command key; commando
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game