event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
trio; gang of three; threesome
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to get hungry; to become hungry
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
headquarters; head office; main office
initial investigation (by police)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
indeed; really; truly; very much
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
standing firm; holding out
the place for; the time for; the level of
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; stages
to be to the point; to be pertinent
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
forcibly; by force; against one's will