carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
matter of time; question of time
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to send or direct a person to
comparatively; relatively
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to spend time (on doing something)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions