ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
spread; span; expanse; extent
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
direct unforked road; straight path
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
again and again; repeatedly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
look!; there!; here!; that is
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag