to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
of course; certainly; naturally
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
sequel; later development
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to employ; to hire; to charter
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook