evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
mobilization; mobilisation
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take command; to give direction
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to entrust; to leave to a person
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
safety; welfare; well-being
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
closely-guarded secret; top secret
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to be too numerous; to be too much
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
unidentifiable; unidentified
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)