crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
direct connection; direct link
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to become dim; to become blurred
outsider; someone outside of a group
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to beat to death; to kill
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
in case of; at that time; at this time
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
last night; yesterday evening
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
course; route; path; process; means
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive