to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to escape from; to get out
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
World War III; Third World War
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to cease; to stop; to be over
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
meaning; significance; sense
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)