to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
for example; for instance; e.g.
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
thorough; exhaustive; complete
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
wholesale arrest; round-up
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
intelligence gathering; information gathering
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
mysterious thief; phantom thief
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves