powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to make an appearance; to show up
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
pointing out; identification
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
outside the city area; suburbs
arrest; apprehension; capture
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
impossible; unlikely; improbable
few decades; many decades; several decades
regret; repentance; remorse
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
eating; bite (in fishing)
in accordance with; according to
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom