weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
meanwhile; in the meantime
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
speech and conduct; words and deeds
as before; as ever; as it was originally
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
overanxiety; needless worry
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
the way back; the way home; return trip
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to run around; to bustle about
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to step forward; to take a step forward
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)