kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
every person; every mouth; every entrance
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to gather in large groups
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to talk together; to chat together
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
story; tale; talk; discussion
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
absence; disregard; indifference
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
headquarters; head office; main office
process; course; mechanism
food and drink; eating and drinking
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to devise a plan; to work out a plan