plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
arrest; apprehension; capture
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
technique; art; skill; move
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to stick it out (until the end)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
everything working out as desired
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
good humour (humor); good mood
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to laugh away; to laugh off
sports-minded; sports-oriented
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)