to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
release; liberation; acquittal
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
recovery; undoing; recall
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
(personal) background check
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
immediately; at once; instantly
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
appointment; rendezvous; date
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute