to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
underworld; underside of society
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
radical party; extremists
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to come to an end; to close the curtain
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
distinction; differentiation; classification
armed might; military power; the sword; force
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
police officer; policeman; policewoman
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
professional killer; hit man
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
connection; link; relationship
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
mobilization; mobilisation
intelligence operative; spy
separate case; another matter
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
button (clothing); push-button
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
international community; international society; the world
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind